Blood and Sand (cocktail)

Blood and Sand

Primary alcohol by volume	Scotch whisky Vermouth
Served	Straight up; without ice
Standard garnish	Maraschino cherry, Flamed orange zest
Standard drinkware	cocktail glass / collins glass
Commonly used ingredients	¾ oz blended scotch ¾ oz blood orange juice ¾ oz sweet vermouth ¾ oz Cherry Heering
Preparation	Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into Cocktail glass. Flame orange zest over the top of the glass.
Notes	A variant is to combine all ingredients in a collins glass, add another splash of orange juice then flame the zest over it.

Blood and Sand is one of the few classic mixed drinks that includes Scotch. It was named for Rudolph Valentino's 1922 bullfighter movie Blood and Sand.^[1] The red juice of the blood orange in the drink helped link it with the film. The recipe is first known to have appeared in the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book.^[2]

References

1. Felten, Eric (19 January 2008). "Strange but Delicious". WSJ.com.
2. Regan, Gary (5 October 2011). "Behind the Drink: the Blood and Sand". liquor.com.