The Red Fairy Smash
Curiada Ingredients
Other Ingredients
- 0.75 fl oz Freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice
- 0.17 fl oz Giffard Sugar Cane Syrup (Sirop Sucre de Canne)
- 0.50 fl oz Chilled water (reduce if wet ice)
Directions
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Add ice to cocktail shaker
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Add all ingredients to shaker
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Shake vigorously with ice
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Fine strain into chilled coupe glass
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Express oils from orange zest over drink by flaming
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Garnish with flamed orange zest twist
Cocktail Description
When you want a cocktail that tastes like a fever dream through a botanical garden at sunset, the Red Fairy Smash delivers in spades.
This ruby-hued sipper brings together gin's juniper backbone with the licorice kiss of absinthe and the sweet-tart brightness of pink grapefruit juice, while Campari adds its signature bitter edge and cherry liqueur rounds everything out with dark fruit depth. The maraschino liqueur weaves through it all like a delicate thread, tying together what could easily become chaos into something surprisingly balanced and utterly fascinating. Sure, you'll need to keep a well-stocked bar to pull this off—it's got more ingredients than your average weeknight drink—but the shaking and straining part is straightforward enough for anyone comfortable with basic cocktail technique. This is your special occasion sipper, the kind of drink you make when you're celebrating something worth remembering or trying to impress someone who thinks they've tasted everything. The flamed orange zest adds aromatic fireworks that complement the herbal and citrus notes beautifully. Pair it with charcuterie heavy on the cured meats and aged cheeses, or serve it alongside anything with olive tapenade or sun-dried tomatoes—the bitter and herbaceous elements love those Mediterranean flavors.
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