The 5 Best Blood Orange Gin Cocktails

Threefold Blood Orange Gin

The Spring edition of our Harvest Series, Threefold Blood Orange Gin, heroes South Australian blood oranges from the trees of Ricca Terra Farms. We incorporate the blood oranges by distilling and macerating the peels in a Mediterranean inspired gin recipe. The blood orange peels accompany other Mediterranean botanicals such as lemon, basil, bay leaf, and thyme.

This Italian-inspired gin features bright citrus notes with underlying savoury flavours making it an excellent ingredient in cocktails or a perfect partner for your favourite tonic water.

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1. Blood Orange & Watermelon Sour

INGREDIENTS

• 50 ml Threefold Blood Orange Gin 
• 10 ml Aperol 
• 60 ml watermelon juice
• 25 ml lemon juice
• 15 ml raspberry syrup 
• 15 ml egg white (or alternative foamer)

METHOD

1. In a cocktail shaker, add all ingredients
2. Dry shake (without ice)
3. Wet shake (with ice) for 10-12 seconds
4. Double strain into a coupe glass
5. Garnish with a dehydrated blood orange wheel (or a watermelon wedge)

2. Orange is the New Black

INGREDIENTS

• 40 ml Threefold Blood Orange Gin 
• 30 ml Campari
• 10 ml sweet vermouth 
• 20 ml cold brew coffee 
• 2 dashes of grapefruit bitters (alternatively, orange bitters)

METHOD

1. In a mixing glass, combine all the ingredients
2. Stir for 20-30 seconds
3. Strain over ice into an old fashioned glass
4. Garnish with a twist of grapefruit

3. Blood Orange Negroni

INGREDIENTS

• 30 ml Threefold Blood Orange Gin
• 30 ml Campari
• 30 ml sweet vermouth
• 1 dash of orange bitters

METHOD

1. In a mixing glass, combine all the ingredients
2. Stir for 20-30 seconds
3. Strain over ice into an old fashioned glass
4. Garnish with a slice of orange (preferably blood orange)

Check out our guide to making the Best Negroni Recipe.

4. Blood Orange Gimlet

INGREDIENTS

• 60 ml Threefold Blood Orange Gin
• 30 ml acid-modified blood orange juice (see below)
• 15 ml rich syrup (2:1)

Acid-modified blood orange juice

1. Weigh your blood orange juice
2. Add 32g of citric acid and 20g of malic per litre of juice

METHOD

1. In a cocktail shaker, add all the ingredients
2. Shake with ice for 10-12 seconds
3. Double strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass
4. Garnish with a dehydrated slice of blood orange

5. Blood Orange Gin & Tonic

INGREDIENTS

• 30 ml Threefold Blood Orange Gin
• 100 ml Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic

METHOD

1. Measure the ingredients over ice into a highball glass
2. Garnish with an orange slice (preferably blood orange) and a bay leaf