I made this with a far too nice to use in a cocktail in that amount Islay malt for all the whisky, no cherry stuff because who has that in their cabinet? and Ulrich vermouth rosso which is a posh rosso and of course the OJ. It is very nice and wonderfully smoky

We visited the Torabhaig Distillery last week so it was great to find a Diffords cocktail using their fine malt. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Probably my favourite version of B&S so far...but I might need to go back to check 😉

Like Difford's proportions. Used blended scotch (Isle of Skye) this time and cut the Peat Monster back to 1 tsp. The flavor is particularly nice with blood orange juice ("Blood Orange and Sand"?), which also gives it much more of a Sangre De Toro color.

Simply supurb! Added Ardbeg for the Islay.

Excellent version. I sometimes substitute sweetened cranberry juice for the orange juice for a pleasant variation.

Another perfect drink.......

This Difford Blood and Sand recipe is a great improvement on the classic.
I used Famous Grouse Smoky Black for the blended whisky and worried that adding the Ardbeg would overpower the drink with smokiness, but the quantities are spot on to balance out the smoke, booze and sweetness.
A super tasty and repeatable drink!

An improvement over the original? Absolutely. A good drink? Yes. Unfortunately it's not just muddy in colour but the whole drink feels...well, muddy. It's bitter(ish) but not strong, it's fruity but not sweet or long. It feels just quite out of place. But an improved drink nonetheless.