Blood Orange Raspberry Smash
This cocktail is sweet, spicy, tangy and just the right amount of bitter. The deep rouge color comes from both the blood oranges and the raspberries. If you cannot find blood oranges, feel free to substitute regular oranges...or even better, tangerines.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 4 peppercorns
- 1 whole star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2, ¼ inch slices of blood orange quartered
- 4 raspberries
- 1 tablespoon kumquat marmalade or other citrus marmalade
- 2 ounces vodka or white tequila
- sparkling water
- sugar for the rim optional
Instructions
- Put the sugar, water, peppercorns, star anise and cinnamon stick in a small pot and heat over medium high. Bring to a simmer for a few minutes, stirring gently, until sugar is melted. Set aside to cool completely. Refrigerate in a lidded jar if making well in advance (it will last at least a week in the fridge).
- Rub the rim of one low ball glass with the cut blood orange and dredge rim through a plate of sugar. Fill the glass with ice. Set aside.
- Place the blood orange slices, raspberries and kumquat marmalade in a cocktail shaker. Smash thoroughly with a muddler (or a thick handle of a spatula). Add 2 ounces of cooled simple syrup, and 2 ounces of vodka or tequila. Add 2 handfuls of ice, cover and shake vigorously.
- Strain the cocktail into the prepared glass and garnish with a blood orange slice and/or some raspberries. Top with sparkling water, to taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 314kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 47mgPotassium: 121mgFiber: 4gSugar: 44gVitamin A: 74IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 3mg
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