Ingredients

  • 1½ ozscotch whisky
  • 3 ozfresh grapefruit juice
  • ½ ozgrenadine
  • 🍋Grapefruit or orange twist(garnish)

🔧 Tools

jiggerbar spoonhighball glass

Instructions

  1. Fill a highball glass with ice.
  2. Add the Scotch and grapefruit juice and stir briefly to combine.
  3. Slowly pour the grenadine over the back of a bar spoon so it drops into the centre of the drink.
  4. Garnish with a grapefruit or orange twist and serve.

📜 History

The Blinder is a straightforward Scotch highball that pairs the whisky with fresh grapefruit juice and a measure of grenadine, which is traditionally added last and allowed to sink or float through the drink for visual effect. The recipe appears in multiple classic cocktail references and is consistent in its simplicity. Its name likely refers to the bright, striking look of the drink rather than any specific origin story. The combination of bitter grapefruit and sweet grenadine echoes the structure of drinks like the Paloma and makes the Blinder far more approachable than its name might suggest.

#scotch#whisky#highball#grapefruit#refreshing#easy