There Will Be Blood

About the There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood is a shaken cocktail that pairs Timber Creek Florida Whiskey with blood orange juice and Godiva Original chocolate liqueur, finished with a flamed orange twist and strained into a chilled coupe. Its dramatic name matches its color: a deep, ruddy orange from the blood orange juice against the whiskey’s amber base. Blood orange juice brings a tart, slightly berry like citrus note that is more complex than standard orange juice, while the Godiva liqueur adds a rich, chocolatey sweetness that turns the drink into something closer to a dessert cocktail. Timber Creek’s whiskey, distilled and blended on the Crestview farm through the distillery’s PureBlend process, provides enough grain depth and warmth to keep the chocolate liqueur from taking over completely, letting the whiskey still read clearly underneath the sweeter elements.

To build it, shake the whiskey, blood orange juice, and chocolate liqueur hard with ice to fully combine, then strain into a chilled coupe. Finish with a flamed orange twist, warming the peel briefly over the glass before expressing the oils across the surface for a toasted citrus aroma. Given its rich, dessert leaning profile, it pairs well with steak bites, barbecue ribs, and smoked pork, where the sweetness offers a nice contrast to salty, smoky food, and it also works as an after dinner pour alongside bacon bites or roasted pecans. Warming the orange twist before flaming it helps the citrus oils ignite more readily, giving a brighter burst of aroma over the glass; hold the peel a few inches above the drink and express it toward a lit match for the classic toasted orange effect.

A well chilled coupe glass makes a real difference with this one, since the chocolate liqueur can taste slightly heavier in a room temperature glass; chilling the glass in the freezer beforehand keeps the whole drink feeling brighter. Because of its dessert like sweetness, this one can drink faster than it should; enjoy There Will Be Blood in moderation.

There Will Be Blood is a shaken cocktail that pairs Timber Creek Florida Whiskey with blood orange juice and Godiva Original chocolate liqueur, finished with a flamed orange twist and strained into a chilled coupe. Its dramatic name matches its color: a deep, ruddy orange from the blood orange juice against the whiskey’s amber base. Blood orange juice brings a tart, slightly berry like citrus note that is more complex than standard orange juice, while the Godiva liqueur adds a rich, chocolatey sweetness that turns the drink into something closer to a dessert cocktail. Timber Creek’s whiskey, distilled and blended on the Crestview farm through the distillery’s PureBlend process, provides enough grain depth and warmth to keep the chocolate liqueur from taking over completely, letting the whiskey still read clearly underneath the sweeter elements.

To build it, shake the whiskey, blood orange juice, and chocolate liqueur hard with ice to fully combine, then strain into a chilled coupe. Finish with a flamed orange twist, warming the peel briefly over the glass before expressing the oils across the surface for a toasted citrus aroma. Given its rich, dessert leaning profile, it pairs well with steak bites, barbecue ribs, and smoked pork, where the sweetness offers a nice contrast to salty, smoky food, and it also works as an after dinner pour alongside bacon bites or roasted pecans. Warming the orange twist before flaming it helps the citrus oils ignite more readily, giving a brighter burst of aroma over the glass; hold the peel a few inches above the drink and express it toward a lit match for the classic toasted orange effect.

A well chilled coupe glass makes a real difference with this one, since the chocolate liqueur can taste slightly heavier in a room temperature glass; chilling the glass in the freezer beforehand keeps the whole drink feeling brighter. Because of its dessert like sweetness, this one can drink faster than it should; enjoy There Will Be Blood in moderation.