I’ve never actually tasted a Blood & Sand. It seems like that classic foreign film I keep wanting to watch, but I just can’t bring myself queue up whenever I sit down for movietime.

— JT Dobbs

First they wrote the book¹, then they made a movie² (for which the drink is named,) then they remade it four separate times, once with Sharon Stone. The French re-imagined it as a study of male friendship and determination with a sprinkling of anti-war sentiment and homoerotic undertones³. The STARZ Network simply used the title for their boob-n-gore-soaked, gladiatorial man-drama, Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

If all that sounds confusing, off-putting or even intriguing, let me present to you the ingredients:

The Blood and Sand

• 1 - 1.5 oz. blended scotch
• 1 oz. fresh orange Juice
• 3/4 oz. sweet vermouth
• 3/4 oz. cherry brandy

Shake this unholy gaggle of ingredients with ice and strain into a coupe or martini glass. Garnish with a good cherry and if you’re really going to go this far, a flamed orange zest.

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