Big Red Cocktail

Name: Big Red Cocktail
Total time: PT0D0H0M
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

Serves
makes 1 cocktail

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.

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

Step 1

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.