Gramercy Tavern's Crossfire Recipe

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Maryse Chevriere
Maryse Chevriere
Maryse Chevriere
Certified sommelier Maryse Chevriere wrote Grasping the Grape (an approachable guide to wine grapes) and won a James Beard Foundation Award for her wine-based illustrations @freshcutgardenhose on Instagram.
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Updated August 30, 2018
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Maryse Chevriere

This play on the classic Blood & Sand cocktail from Gramercy Tavern in NYC crosses the rich flavors of rum with sweet Cherry Heering and bitter, aromatic Bonal.

Recipe Details

Gramercy Tavern's Crossfire Recipe

Active 3 mins
Total 3 mins
Serves 1 serving
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Ingredients

  • 1 ounce Smith & Cross rum
  • 1/2 ounce Cherry Heering
  • 1/2 ounce Bonal
  • 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed juice from 1 orange
  • 3 dashes orange bitters

Directions

  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add all of the ingredients. Shake well for at least 15 seconds and strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass.

Special equipment

Cocktail shaker and strainer

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