Must-Try Cocktail Recipe: Blood & Sand

By Seattle Mag August 15, 2014

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This article originally appeared in the September 2014 issue of Seattle magazine.

This beach-and-vampire classic goes back to 1922 and the Rudolph Valentino movie of the same name. Actually, with the below recipe, which subs in the delicious Cherry Bounce from the Old Ballard Liquor Co., call in the Ballard and Sand. You can still serve it up when watching monster movies, but it also goes well at brunch.

Ice cubes

3/4 ounce Scotch

3/4 ounce Cherry Bounce

3/4 ounce sweet vermouth

3/4 ounce freshly squeezed orange juice

Orange slice, for garnish (or orange twist)

1. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway full with ice cubes. Add the Scotch, Cherry Bounce, vermouth, and orange juice. Shake well.

2. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with the orange slice.

Read more on the Old Ballard Liquor Co.’s heritage spirits and liqueurs.

 

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