Name: Perfect Blood and Sand
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Scotch whisky; 15 ml Peated malt whisky; 15 ml Cherry brandy; 15 ml Kirschwasser; 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 30 ml Orange juice

Ingredients

1/2 fl oz

Blended Scotch whisky

1/2 fl oz

Peated single malt whisky

1/2 fl oz

Cherry (brandy) liqueur

1/2 fl oz

Kirschwasser (cherry) eau-de-vie

1/2 fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

1/2 fl oz

Strucchi Dry Vermouth

1 fl oz

Orange juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherries.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and discard.

Garnish with skewered maraschino cherries.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Perfect Blood & Sand contains 204 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
16.91% alc./vol. (33.82° proof)
21.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino), Dry vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review

I'm usually a maximum of five ingredients in a cocktail kind-a-guy, but this Blood & Sand riff with seven ingredients is balanced and tasty. If I were in Asia, where the number eight is lucky, then I'd have also used equal parts orange juice and blood orange juice to keep the number of ingredients lucky.

Comments & Discussion

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Dave D. Premium Member 24w

Love this. Used Dewar’s white label and Ardbeg Wee Beastie. I don’t think Leroux kirshwasser is the best…may newd to get a better quality. Thanks Simon ..great drink!

John CARR Premium Member 2y

Used Chivas regal plus bowmore 12yo and found the smoke a little too dominant. Otherwise very fresh, Cherry, Orange juice and vermouths very well balanced. May try a lightly peated single malt instead for the full 30ml next time.

John CARR Premium Member 2y

Retried with Johnnie Walker black label and lagavulin 16 and was very happy with the balance of whiskies, Cherry, citrus and vermouth. Had run out of Cherry Heering so subbed Sangue Morlaco, but I think prefer the Heering roundedness.
A wonderful cocktail to experiment with, inspired!

John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

This is very flavourful. Just the right amount of smoky, but not the dominate flavour. Just a hint of sweetness. Very nice.

Florian Ruf Premium Member 4y

As Teachers already contains peated whiskys I suggest omitting the Islay and doubling the amount of Teachers for people which are not so eager for smoke.

Calvin Grant Premium Member 5y

This is a fascinating coctail thank you Simon. I love all things cherry. Pies, jam and all the various liqueurs yet still had not tried Kirschwasser when first I made this drink. So I substituted St. George Pear Brandy. Although I make this frequently now with Schladerer Kirschwasser, the Pear Eau De Vie in it's place forms some holy trinity in perfect balance with the fresh orange juice and Cherry Herring. Three flavors as one surrounded by rich Vermouth and peaty aged Scotch. 5++