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Bourbon and Blood Cocktail

In the spirit of getting more cocktail recipes on the blog, Halloween, and using up the Solerno Blood Orange Liquor that I have moved exactly six times without touching a drop, I decided to experiment with a trendy, spooky cocktail. Naturally, I added my own twist by pulling out the blow torch and smoking the crap out of half my kitchen. I also dimmed the original recipe slightly so it was less sweet because Solerno can be a syrup-y addition to any cocktail. What remains is a still-sweet, slightly smoky, herbaceous, auntumn cocktail.

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what you need

1.5 oz bourbon or rye of choice (need some whisky recommendations? Check out my Whiskey post.)

1/2 oz Solerno Blood Orange Liquor

1/2 oz sweet vermouth

3 dashes bitters of choice (I used 1 dash Fee Brothers Black Walnut bitters and 2 dashes Reagan Orange Bitters)

Optional garnish: rosemary, thyme, tarragon, or a candied orange peel

how to make it

Start by smoking your glass. Don’t know how to smoke a cocktail? Check out the videos in the Smoked Old Fashioned post. I singed (not burned) a few rosemary sprigs several times under my cup and let it stand while I made the cocktail in a separate mason jar. My friend pointed out that the singed rosemary looks like a smoked a cockroach. I did not, in fact, smoke a cockroach…

In a separate vessel, mix all the ingredients together with large ice cubes and stir to combine. Upturn your smoky glass and immediately insert a large ice cube, spinning the ice cube a couple of times so the ice absorbs the smoke. Pour the cocktail over the top, garnish, and enjoy!
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