TJ Vytlacil’s Blood & Sand

TJ Vytlacil | St. Louis

photo: Jonny Edward
Blood and Sand Cocktail Recipe

Fresh-squeezed orange juice and vigorous shaking for maximum froth are the keys to acing this classic equal-parts drink. Creator TJ Vytlacil admonishes: “You should definitely break a sweat making a Blood & Sand. If you’re not sweating, you’re not doing it right.”

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 1 ounce Scotch, preferably Famous Grouse
  • 1 ounce Scotch, preferably Famous Grouse
  • 1 ounce fresh-squeezed orange juice
  • 1 ounce fresh-squeezed orange juice
  • 1 ounce Cherry Heering
  • 1 ounce Cherry Heering
  • 1 ounce sweet vermouth, preferably Dolin Vermouth de Chambéry Rouge
  • 1 ounce sweet vermouth, preferably Dolin Vermouth de Chambéry Rouge

Garnish: flamed orange coin

Directions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and vigorously shake.
  2. Strain into a coupe glass.
  3. Garnish with a flamed orange coin.

Tagged: cherry heering, classic cocktails, scotch cocktails

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