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Blooded Knees Cocktail
Tart lemon and orange citrus notes are balanced by rich and flavoursome honey with the gin fortifying and adding botanical complexity
Peter McCarthy
27th October 2024 at 18:50
I made this with Hayman's London Dry and I feel like it was buried by the other ingredients. Delicious, but not as complex as anticipated. Might need to try a more "assertive" gin...
19th March 2023 at 18:28
Simple, delicious. How you manage to get a colour other than one that so red it is almost purple from the blood orange juice is beyond me, though
20th March 2023 at 08:06
Blood oranges vary enormously in colour.
12th March 2023 at 16:57
Isn't this just a Bebbo with better (imho) proportions?
12th March 2023 at 21:42
Thanks, Joe. I hadn't connected the two cocktails but I've now added links between them.
7th February 2023 at 09:06
What in the world! One of the best cocktails ever! The blood orange contributes this fruitiness, complexity and colour which is unbeatable. I expressed a Blood Orange Twist for this one. Absolutely a 5 star drink.
7th July 2022 at 22:15
Quite tasty. Mine was a deep ruby red because the oranges were so dark (and delicious). I love the Cocktail Finder - when I have a bundle of these I can search only on ‘blood oranges’ and pop! A delightful list of things to try - and Simon, A Big Thank You for such a remarkable website.
8th July 2022 at 07:03
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20th March 2022 at 12:52
Love it. More interesting colour and taste than Bees Knees (also nice)
2nd February 2022 at 20:58
Immediate love. Lovely balance and depth. And it seems like this would be great with a bit of sparkling wine. At any rate, a great base for riffing. (2 Feb 2022, 3:58p)
26th January 2022 at 11:52
Nice aperitivo drink! I additionally garnished with rosemary and next time I might also try smoking the glass with the rosemary. I might also add a quarter of aperol for complexity and to balance the citrus.
23rd January 2022 at 17:07
Liked this drink and easy to make.