Red Recipe

1. Chill glass

If desired, chill a rocks glass or coupe by filling it with ice water while you build the drink, or place it in the freezer for a few minutes.

2. Optional rim or rinse

If you want a subtle contrasting edge, rub the orange peel around the glass rim and lightly dip into salt or fine sugar. Alternatively, express the orange peel over the glass and wipe the interior with the peel for an aromatic rinse.

3. Add 2 oz Lalo tequila, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz agave syrup, 0.5 oz Campari, 1 oz fresh blood-orange (or orange) juice, and 2 dashes orange bitters into a cocktail shaker.

4. Fill the shaker with ice to just above the liquid level (about 4–6 large cubes).

5. Shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the shaker is very cold and well-aerated. This balances the citrus/agave with the bitter Campari and chills the drink quickly.

6. Discard ice or water from the chilled glass. Double-strain (use a Hawthorne and fine mesh strainer) into the chilled rocks glass over one large ice cube or into a chilled coupe without ice, depending on preference.

7. Garnish with a thin wheel of blood orange perched on the rim or a lime twist expressed over the drink and dropped in.

8. Serve immediately. Sip to experience the tequila-forward base, bright citrus, gentle agave sweetness and the bitter-red note from Campari — together forming the cocktail 'Red.'