This blood orange martini is Royally Good!

The cocktail of the month from October 2018’s gin of the month box pays tribute to the Battle of Bosworth, where Richard III – the namesake of this month’s gin – famously fell to the army of Henry Tudor. The last of the Plantagenet monarchs is said to haunt nearby Leicester, where his skeleton was found after hundreds of years spent under a council carpark. Raise a toast to this much maligned king with a Blood on the Battlefield, designed by Craft Gin Club’s resident Gin Expert!

Blood on the Battlefield

50ml Burleighs Richard III Gin
25ml smooth or freshly-squeezed blood orange juice
15ml sweet (red) vermouth
5ml sugar syrup
Orange peel, to garnish

Combine all of your ingredients in a cocktail shaker and add ice. Shake for 20 seconds. Strain into a cut-glass wine glass and serve garnished with orange peel.

Enjoy this recipe? Why not try..

• This salted toffee martini will change your life...forever
• 7 of the best gin and orange cocktail recipes
• How To Make The Perfect Gin and Tonic

This salted toffee martini will change your life...forever

7 of the best gin and orange cocktail recipes

How To Make The Perfect Gin and Tonic