The list of great scotch cocktails is short and none more improbably wonderful than the Blood and Sand, a combination of scotch, cherry heering, vermouth, and orange juice that together create a smoky-sweet effect that makes it a natural new-favorite-drink contender for lovers of the Manhattan or Old Fashioned.
Created in London in the 1920s and named for a bullfighting movie starring Rudolph Valentino, the Blood and Sand is an essential drink in the arsenal of any classic cocktail fan.