Blood and Sand
A blended Scotch whisky cocktail with orange juice, sweet vermouth, and cherry liqueur; lightly tart and sweet, it is about 14% ABV.
Also in Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails, with a different recipe →
5
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled coupe
Blood and Sand
Making on the scale needs Web Bluetooth — use Chrome on desktop or Android. You can still Preview the steps.
Volume166 ml
Strength14% ABV
Alcohol24 ml (19 g)59 ml of vodka (40%)2 shots (of 30ml)
Sugar9.6 g (5.7%)2.5 sugar cubes
Acidity0.19%
SweetnessSweet
Harry Craddock, “The Savoy Cocktail Book” (1930)
Similar cocktails
Remember the Maine
A rye whiskey drink mixed with sweet vermouth, cherry liqueur, a barspoon of Pernod, and a lemon twist. It is very lightly acidic, sweet, and fairly strong at about 25% ABV.
Rye in place of Scotch and Pernod in place of orange juice make it spicier and anise-forward, reducing the orange-citrus and malt notes.
- Same: Sweet vermouth and .5 oz Cherry Heering, strained into a chilled coupe.
- Different: 2 oz rye instead of 1.5 oz Scotch; .75 oz sweet vermouth instead of .5 oz; a barspoon of Pernod instead of orange juice; stirred instead of shaken, with a lemon twist.
Bronx
A gin cocktail with orange juice, sweet vermouth, and dry vermouth. It is lightly tart from the citrus, off-dry, and moderately strong at about 16% ABV.
Gin in place of Scotch and dry vermouth instead of Cherry Heering make it less smoky and cherry-sweet, with a drier, more botanical and herbal profile.
- Same: .75 oz orange juice and .5 oz sweet vermouth, shaken and strained into a chilled coupe.
- Different: 2 oz gin instead of Scotch; .5 oz dry vermouth instead of Cherry Heering.
Left Hand Cocktail
A bourbon cocktail mixed with Campari, sweet vermouth, chocolate mole bitters, and brandied cherries. It is lightly acidic, sweet, and fairly strong at about 24% ABV.
Bourbon instead of Scotch and Campari with mole bitters in place of orange juice and Cherry Heering make it bitter, chocolate-spiced, and far less fruity.
- Same: 1.5 oz whisky and sweet vermouth, strained into a chilled coupe.
- Different: Bourbon instead of Scotch; .75 oz Campari and mole bitters instead of orange juice and Cherry Heering; .75 oz vermouth instead of .5 oz; stirred instead of shaken, with 3 brandied cherries.
Rusty Nail
A two-ingredient blended Scotch whisky cocktail made with Drambuie, a honey-and-herb liqueur. It contains no citrus juice, so has no acidity; it is sweet and fairly strong at about 28% ABV.
Without juice and vermouth, it is much stronger, with honey-herbal sweetness from Drambuie instead of orange and cherry.
- Same: Famous Grouse blended Scotch.
- Different: No orange juice, vermouth or Cherry Heering; 2 oz Scotch with .75 oz Drambuie; stirred over one large cube.
Tipperary Cocktail
An Irish whiskey cocktail with sweet vermouth and 20 drops of Green Chartreuse. It is lightly tart, off-dry, and fairly strong at about 23% ABV.
Using Irish whiskey and more sweet vermouth with no orange juice or Cherry Heering removes the orange-cherry fruit, leaving a winey-herbal, Chartreuse-accented profile.
- Same: Whiskey and sweet vermouth, strained into a chilled coupe.
- Different: 2 oz Irish whiskey instead of Scotch; 1 oz sweet vermouth instead of .5 oz; no orange juice and no Cherry Heering; stirred instead of shaken, in a Green Chartreuse-rinsed glass.
Harvest Sling
An apple-brandy cocktail with Benedictine, Cherry Heering, sweet vermouth, ginger beer, and lemon juice. It is lightly tart and sweet, and moderately strong at about 16% ABV.
Lemon, ginger beer and Benedictine make it more tart, gingery and herbal, with apple instead of malt.
- Same: Cherry Heering and sweet vermouth, shaken.
- Different: Apple brandy instead of Scotch; no orange juice; Benedictine, ginger beer and lemon juice; over ice in a Collins glass with an orange-cherry flag.
Blood and Sand