Red Tails Recipe

Chill glass

Place a rocks glass in the freezer or fill it with ice water to chill while you prepare the cocktail.

Add bourbon, blood orange juice, raspberry liqueur, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, and orange bitters into a cocktail shaker.

Fill the shaker with ice (enough to come to the shoulder of the shaker). Secure the lid and shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds until the shaker feels cold to the touch.

Discard the ice or water from the chilled rocks glass and add a large ice cube (or a few fresh ice cubes) to the glass.

Double-strain the contents of the shaker into the prepared rocks glass to remove small ice shards and any seeds or pulp.

Gently stir once with a bar spoon to integrate and slightly chill the drink on the ice cube (5–6 revolutions).

Skewer three fresh raspberries on a cocktail pick and rest it across the rim of the glass, or float the raspberries on top of the drink.

Express the oils from a blood orange peel over the drink by holding the peel over the glass, skin side down, and giving it a firm twist; then rub the peel around the rim and drop it into the glass, or float a blood orange wheel on the surface.

Serve immediately and enjoy.