Name: Gringo's Blood and Sand
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Añejo tequila; 22.5 ml Cherry brandy; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 22.5 ml Orange juice

Gringo's Blood & Sand
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Patrón Añejo tequila
³⁄₄ oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
³⁄₄ oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Express orange zest twist over cocktail and discard. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A Blood & Sand made with tequila. A classic Scotch whisky-based Blood & Sand is made with equal parts of all four ingredients, but the cherry brandy, vermouth and orange seem to overwhelm tequila when used in place of Scotch, hence the much higher proportion of spirit in this riff.

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History:

Created in February 2017 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room in London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Gringo's Blood & Sand contains 223 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
17.65% alc./vol. (17.65° proof)
19.9 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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John Hinojos

17th September 2022 at 00:41

Loved this cocktail. Had for Mexican Independence Day. Nice hint of the anejo tequila and the herbal from the vermouth. Cherry liqueur adds a nice sweet touch, and the orange rounds out the flavour.
Key with this cocktail is you need to use the best ingredients you can afford. Key to the taste of the final cocktail.

Daniel Scherer

20th November 2020 at 04:10

Subbed Pomegranate liqueur for the cherry. Scaled back the vermouth to 1/2 oz. Now tastes less cough-syruppy.

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