How To Make A Blood and Sand
This violently named Scotch cocktail was actually named after Rudolph Valentino's 1922 bullfighter film Blood and Sand.
Blood and Sand Ingredients
- 3/4 oz Scotch
- 3/4 oz Cherry Heering
- 3/4 oz Sweet vermouth
- 3/4 oz Orange juice
- ¼ oz Lemon juice (classically not an ingredient)
- Garnish: burnt orange twist
Blood and Sand Directions
- Combine all ingredients in shaker tin.
- Add ice to small shaker tin.
- Shake vigorously, until tin is frosted over.
- Strain into chilled rocks glass with fresh ice.
- Garnish with a burnt orange twist and enjoy.
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Yield: 1 Cocktail
Calories: 187
Updated: 2025-03-22

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