Original Recipe: Blood Moon Cocktail

The end of January brought us an unusual astronomical event:  a super blue blood moon.  It was a combination of three phenomena:  a super moon, where the moon is closer to Earth and therefore brighter; a blue moon, meaning the second full moon in a month; and a blood moon, which denotes the reddish hue caused by a lunar eclipse.  But Washington, D.C. was not optimally situated to view the “blood” portion of the event.  To make up for that fact and to celebrate the occasion, I prepared a Blood Moon cocktail:

Like my last recipe for the Desert Orange, this recipe features blood orange, which is in peak season from January to March.  But here it functions only as a garnish – a red citrus wheel that serves as my “blood moon” proxy.  The drink itself relies on a sibling citrus – grapefruit juice.  The spirits are Campari, which complements the citrus nicely, and Ancho Reyes Verde, which adds a little kick.

The result is a light and refreshing drink that would do well on any night, super blue blood moon or not.  And by “light” I don’t mean just easy to drink.  Although the Campari and Ancho Reyes Verde flavors are definitely detectable here, they together comprise only 1 1/2 ounces of the recipe.  Grapefruit juice is the primary ingredient, and there is no high-proof spirit.  That means the drink is lower proof and lower-calorie than your typical cocktail – call it about half strength on both scores.  So make yourself a couple rounds!

Here is the recipe:

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Blood Moon

Try my Blood Moon cocktail, a light and refreshing drink made in anticipation of the super blue blood moon, but fit for sipping on any occasion.

Course Drinks

Cuisine Sour

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 1 cocktail

Calories 124kcal

Author Geoffrey Wyatt

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Campari
• 1/2 oz. Ancho Reyes Verde
• 2 oz. freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
• blood orange wheel

Instructions

• Combine Campari, Ancho Reyes Verde, and juice in a shaking tin with ice and shake vigorously.
• Strain into a rocks glass.  Add a large ice cube.
• Garnish with blood orange wheel.

Enjoy!

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