Recipes

Big Red Cocktail

December 17, 2012

The Big Red — Grapefruit juice and cinnamon-infused syrup bring bright, spicy balance to the wallop of navy-strength gin, a variety with an extra-high alcohol content.Todd Coleman

Navy-strength gin, containing upward of 57 percent alcohol, gives this aromatic drink its kick. This recipe first appeared in our Jan/Feb 2013 issue along with the article Flaming Cocktails.

Big Red Cocktail

Navy-strength gin, containing upward of 57 percent alcohol, gives this aromatic drink its kick.

Yield: makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients

2 oz. navy-strength gin, preferably Perry's Tot
²⁄₃ oz. fresh grapefruit juice
¹⁄₂ oz. fresh lime juice, plus ½ of a lime
¹⁄₂ oz. Cherry Heering
¹⁄₂ oz. cinnamon syrup
1 tsp. orgeat syrup

Instructions

Combine 1 ½ oz. gin, juices, Heering, syrup, and orgeat in a shaker filled with ice; shake, and strain into a coupe glass. Hollow out the lime half; turn inside out. Float on top of the cocktail, and fill with remaining gin. Ignite gin.