Red Death Drink

Whether you’re looking for a centerpiece at your Halloween party or a refreshing sipper in the summer time, the red death drink has you covered. This easy to make cocktail is sweet, fruity and versatile.

What is a Red Death Drink?

A red death drink is a combination of Southern comfort, sloe gin, vodka, amaretto, triple sec and orange juice. The resulting drink is extremely sweet and fruity it tastes almost like a sugared orange wedge.

Sloe gin and Southern comfort are both dark colored liqueurs that have a liquor base mixed with other ingredients. Southern comfort is a deep goldish color while sloe gin is a dark purplish red.

Sloe gin is a combination of gin and slow fruit which is sort of like a plum. Southern comfort, sometimes known as SoCo, is a whiskey based liqueur. It has fruits and spices added into it resulting in a sweet, smooth flavor with hints of caramel.

Amaretto is also a dark colored liqueur. It is typically made from either apricot pits or almonds. It has a slightly bitter almondy flavor.

Vodka is a clear liquor which is made from distilling fermented grains. It tends to have a neutral flavor that is almost tasteless.

Triple sec is a clear orange flavored liqueur. It is made by soaking orange peels in a base spirit.

When choosing orange juice for this drink make sure to get the freshest possible. It’s also important to use pulp free orange juice so your cocktail is not grainy in texture.

Occasions for this drink

This drink is versatile with its sweet and pretty flavors and bright colors. Some occasions you might serve it at are:

• Halloween party
• summer celebrations
• holiday get togethers
• brunch

Variations for this drink

If you’re looking for ways to change this drink up try some of these out:

• Substitute triple sec. There are other orange liqueurs that you can use in place of triple sec such as Cointreau or Grand Marnier.
• Add ingredients. Since this is not a standardized cocktail, some recipes call for some additional ingredients such as- galliano, pineapple juice or blackberry liqueur
• Squeeze your own orange juice. The fresher the orange juice the sweeter and more refreshing your cocktail will be. The freshest orange juice you can get is when you squeeze it at home.

Some similar cocktails are: The Screw up drink and the Slow Comfortable Screw Drink and the alabama slammer.

How to make this drink:

So you do need six ingredients for this cocktail It is still relatively easy to mix this one up. You should be able to toss everything together and shake it up in 5 minutes or less.

Equipment:

• highball glass
• jigger
• cocktail shaker
• Hawthorne strainer
• bar spoon

Ingredients:

• .5 oz sloe gin
• .5 oz Southern Comfort
• .5 oz Amaretto
• .5 oz vodka
• .5 oz triple sec
• 4 oz OJ
• Ice

Instructions:

Step one

Get started by making sure you have everything you need to make your drink including sloe gin, vodka, orange juice, amaretto, triple sec, Southern comfort, a highball glass, jigger, ice and a bar spoon or cocktail shaker.

Step two

Go ahead and use your ice to fill your highball glass almost to the top with it.

Note: for the step-by-step instructions below will be building this drink straight in the glass. However, you can build it in a cocktail shaker if you prefer.

To build it in a cocktail shaker, fill your shaker with ice as well. Then, tosh your ingredients straight into the shaker. Shake it well for 15 to 20 seconds once all ingredients have been added. Put your Hawthorne strainer over the top of the shaker and strain your drink from the shaker into the glass.

Step three

Using your jigger measure 0.5 oz of sloe gin and toss it into your glass.

Step four

Using your jigger measure 0.5 oz of soco and toss it into your glass.

Step Five

Using your jigger measure 0.5 oz of vodka and toss it into your glass.

Step Six

Using your jigger measure 0.5 oz of amaretto and toss it into your glass.

Step Seven

Using your jigger measure 5 oz of triple sec and toss it into your glass.

Step Eight

Using your jigger measure 4 oz of orange juice and toss it into your glass.

As an alternative, instead of measuring the orange juice, you can simply use it to top the glass off.

Step Nine

There are two options for mixing this drink together.

The first option is using a bar spoon. To do this, simply place the spoon into your glass and give it a couple good stirs.

The second option is using a cocktail shaker. To do this, carefully dump the drink from the glass into the shaker. Then, dump the drink from the shaker back into the glass.

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