Themed Cocktail

The Blood Test

Name: The Blood Test
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 oz Scotch whisky; 0.5 oz cherry heering; 0.25 oz Fernet-Branca; 2 dashes Angostura bitters; 1 barspoon demerara syrup

Inspired by John Carpenter's The Thing

Ingredients

2 oz Scotch whisky
0.5 oz cherry heering
0.25 oz Fernet-Branca
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 barspoon demerara syrup

Instructions

1Combine Scotch, cherry heering, Fernet, bitters, and demerara in a mixing glass with ice.
2Stir slowly for 30 seconds.
3Strain over a large ice cube in a rocks glass.
4Serve at sub-zero — question everyone who reaches for it.

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Disclaimer: Drink responsibly. This is intended for adults of legal drinking age. Never drink and drive.