# Blood and Sand

Equal Scotch, sweet vermouth, cherry liqueur, and fresh orange make a soft, malty, dark-fruited classic whose apparent incompatibility is its enduring lesson.

Strength: 20% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 22.5 ml [Blended Scotch whisky](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/blended-scotch-whisky.md) — Use a gentle blend without dominant peat.
- 22.5 ml [Sweet vermouth](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/sweet-vermouth.md) — Use fresh, refrigerated vermouth.
- 22.5 ml [Cherry liqueur](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/cherry-liqueur.md) — Use a rich, dark cherry liqueur.
- 22.5 ml [Fresh orange juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-orange-juice.md)

## Glassware

Coupe glass

## Garnish

- Orange twist — Express the peel oils over the drink and retain the twist.

## Method

1. Shake all ingredients with cubed ice until thoroughly chilled.
2. Fine-strain into a chilled coupe.

## Related drinks

- [Affinity](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/affinity.md): Equal Scotch, dry vermouth, and sweet vermouth make this Perfect-Manhattan relative unusually wine-led, herbal, and softly malty.
- [Remember the Maine](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/remember-the-maine.md): A rye and vermouth cocktail deepened with cherry brandy and an absinthe rinse.
- [Bobby Burns](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/bobby-burns.md): A Scotch Manhattan enriched with honeyed, herbal Bénédictine.
- [Satan’s Whiskers](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/satans-whiskers.md): The straight Savoy branch splits its gin with both vermouths and fresh orange, then deepens the compact, bittersweet result with Cognac-based Grand Marnier.
- [Red Hook](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/red-hook.md): A dry, bittersweet Brooklyn variation blending rye with Punt e Mes and nutty maraschino.
- [Oriental Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/oriental-cocktail.md): Rye and sweet vermouth give this Savoy-era sour a Manhattan-like core, while dry orange curaçao and a full cut of lime pull it somewhere brighter and stranger.
- [Rob Roy](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/rob-roy.md): A Scotch whisky Manhattan, pairing the grain and smoke of whisky with sweet vermouth and aromatic bitters.
- [Mamie Taylor](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/mamie-taylor.md): Scotch, lime, and forceful ginger make a brisk nineteenth-century highball with smoke, spice, and no unnecessary sweetness.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/blood-and-sand
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/blood-and-sand-5b2231e7.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.liquor.com/recipes/blood-and-sand/