Blood and Sand (cocktail)

{{Short description|Scotch based cocktail}}

{{Infobox cocktail

| iba = no

| name = Blood and Sand

| sourcelink =

| image = VTR - Blood and Sand.jpg

| caption =

| type =

| flaming =

| scotch = yes

| vermouth = yes

| served = straight

| garnish = Maraschino cherry, Flamed orange zest

| drinkware = cocktail

| ingredients = * ¾ oz blended scotch

• ¾ oz blood orange juice
• ¾ oz sweet vermouth
• ¾ oz Cherry Heering

| prep = 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.

| footnotes =

}}

Blood and Sand is one of the few classic mixed drinks that includes Scotch whisky. It was named after Rudolph Valentino's 1922 bullfighter movie Blood and Sand.{{cite news|title=Strange but Delicious|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120069085754201267|first=Eric|last=Felten|publisher=WSJ.com|date=19 January 2008}} The red juice of the blood orange in the drink helped link it with the film.{{cn|date=September 2014}} The recipe is first known to have appeared in the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book.{{cite web|title=Behind the Drink: the Blood and Sand|url=http://liquor.com/articles/behind-the-drink-the-blood-and-sand/|first=Gary|last=Regan|publisher=liquor.com|date=5 October 2011}}