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Blood Orange Cocktail
Fresh blood orange with a subtle gin backbone, bittersweet herbal notes and vermouth complexity
Doris Magnus
6th February 2023 at 00:55
It was really good. Bit on the booze side. Enjoyed the Campari and blood orange juice
8th February 2022 at 04:31
Loved how bitter this cocktail was. Beefeeter's juniper and Luxardo Bitter Rosso combined well and led seamlessly into a Dolin dry/ blood orange finish. I kept taking sips to see if these flavors were emerging sequentially and the next thing you know, my drink was gone. The quality of the oranges was among the best I have found locally and surely made a big difference. Big five.
2nd February 2022 at 21:08
Huh. A high-quality gin seems essential here. Gordon's did not cut it. Love gin and Campari but, like some of the other comments, I felt like this was missing just a tiny touch of sweetness. Also, the orange is merely on the perimeter; not a major factor in the overall taste. (2 Feb 2022, 4:08p)
20th December 2021 at 02:05
Lacking some sweetness, perhaps my blood oranges are too early in season.
10th January 2022 at 17:01
My experience, exactly. The taste and sweetness of an orange – blood or not – is never absolute, and especially the latter, if low or lacking, must be compensated with a few mls of sugar syrup.
7th February 2021 at 21:24
Your 20 best blood orange cocktails stated a recipe using dry vermouth, so that is what I used, Dolin Dry. I then realised, upon closer examination, that the above recipe specifies Bianco vermouth! Nevertheless, it worked for me!
Will be trying with Lillet Blanc next...
Will be trying with Lillet Blanc next...
8th February 2021 at 08:25
Thanks for pointing out Matthew. The recipe should indeed be with dry vermouth and I have corrected above. My notes specify dry - I must have miss-entered when uploading the recipe. Sorry for the confusion.
16th September 2020 at 10:43
I love Campari and I'm always on the look for new aperitivo cocktails to try. I would definitely recommend to try this bittersweet alternative the usual Negroni or Americano!
20th January 2021 at 20:22
Bianco vermouth is actually a little sweet. Rosso vermouth is confusingly known as "sweet vermouth" but is comparatively dry. "Sweet vermouth" (rosso) is is a different animal to bianco vermouth when it comes to colour and flavour profile.
Anonymous
20th January 2021 at 19:28
would sweet vermouth work?