This delightfully macabre Passover-themed cocktail is nuanced in flavor- sweet, but not too sweet, with subtle notes of ginger and a distinctive earthy aftertaste from the beets. It’s a great way to feature beets in a fresh and interesting way while playing into the themes of the holiday. It’s made using potato-based vodka, but would also be delicious with other spirits, like bourbon, if you’re having it during the rest of the year- because it’s truly delicious enough to have anytime!
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In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add the vodka, ginger liqueur, Manischewitz, beet juice, ground cinnamon, and the juice of ¼ lemon. Shake vigorously for 45-60 seconds.
Strain into a highball glass to mimic the height of a doorway. Garnish with a floating cinnamon stick “doorpost” and serve with a straw.
The Bloody Doorpost
Equipment
- cocktail shaker
Ingredients
- 2 oz vodka (made from potatoes if you're keeping kosher for Passover)
- 1½ oz ginger liqueur
- 1 oz Manischewitz wine (concord grape variety)
- 6 oz beet juice
- 2 shakes ground cinnamon
- ¼ lemon, juiced
- ice
- blood orange soda (Trader Joe's has a good one), for topping off
- 1 cinnamon stick, for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add the vodka, ginger liqueur, Manischewitz, beet juice, ground cinnamon, and the juice of ¼ lemon. Shake vigorously for 45-60 seconds.
- Strain into a highball glass to mimic the height of a doorway.
- Garnish with a floating cinnamon stick "doorpost" and serve with a straw.