Blood and Sand

Name: Blood and Sand
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients: 30 ml Blended Scotch whisky; 22.5 ml Rothman & Winter Orchard Cherry Liqueur; 22.5 ml Sweet red vermouth; 22.5 ml Fresh orange juice; 1 piece Cocktail cherry, for garnish

Orange juice connects Scotch with sweet vermouth and cherry liqueur in this short shaken cocktail. The cherry ingredient is a sweet fruit liqueur rather than dry kirsch or maraschino, an important distinction for its balance.

Cloudy orange-brown Blood and Sand in a coupe with one cherry, no ice.

Active preparation: 3 minutes

Ingredients

30 ml Blended Scotch whisky
22.5 ml Rothman & Winter Orchard Cherry Liqueur
22.5 ml Sweet red vermouth
22.5 ml Fresh orange juice
1 piece Cocktail cherry, for garnish

Instructions

Measure Blended Scotch whisky, Rothman & Winter Orchard Cherry Liqueur, sweet vermouth and orange juice into a shaker and add cubed ice.
Seal the shaker and shake briskly until thoroughly cold, about 10–12 seconds.
Fine-strain into a chilled coupe without ice.
Finish with a cocktail cherry and serve promptly.