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Red Opal

Aperitivo/aperitif · Citrusy · Spring

3.8 20 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Gin
2/3 oz Blood orange liqueur
1 oz Blood orange juice
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
2 dash Orange flower water

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

17.6% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 195 calories

History

The mix of gin, blood orange liqueur, and blood orange juice yields clementine-like notes with subtle hints of orange flower water.

This recipe is adapted from the Opal, a classic drink from the 1920s.