How To Make A Blood And Sand Cocktail

How To Make A Blood And Sand Cocktail

Blood and Sand Cocktail. Diego Garcia, Bar Manager at the Oxo Tower Bar and Brasserie, shows you how to make the perfect Blood and Sand Cocktail. A combination of scotch whisky, sweet vermouth, and cherry brandy certainly hits the spot!

You Will Need

• 20 ml orange juice
• 20 ml scotch whisky
• 20 ml sweet vermouth
• 20 ml cherry brandy
• some ice cubes
• 1 orange
• 1 cherry
• 1 cocktail shaker
• 1 cocktail strainer
• 1 cocktail fine strainer
• 1 martini glass
• 1 knife
• 1 chopping board

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Step 2:

Orange juice

Firstly, measure out 20ml of orange juice and pour into the mixing glass.

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Step 3:

Scotch whisky

Then add 20ml of Scotch Whisky

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Step 4:

Sweet vermouth

Next, pour in 20ml of sweet vermouth

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Step 5:

Cherry brandy

And finally, 20ml of cherry brandy

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Step 6:

Ice

Now fill the mixing glass with ice

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Step 7:

Shake

Put the other half of the cocktail shaker on. Slap it down firmly to seal. Hold the top and bottom, and shake vigorously for about 20 seconds.

HANDY HINT

When there is condensation on the outside of the shaker, and it feels very cold, then it's mixed.

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Step 8:

Release

Tap the side of the shaker to loosen the two halves. Release the top by rocking it back and forth.

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Step 9:

Double strain

Use the cocktail strainer over the shaker and the fine strainer over the martini glass to double strain the cocktail. As you pour, encourage the drink through the fine strainer using the handle of the cocktail strainer..

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Step 10:

Garnish

Take an orange and slice off a piece of the rind. Squeeze this over the drink to add a little of the sharp tasting juice. Then gently drag the orange peel around the rim of the glass and drop it into the drink. Finally, add a cherry to decorate.