Shifting Sands is very palatable quite strong cocktail at 1.9 standard drinks. Shaken with 45ml gin drumshanbo and 15ml maraschino liqueur with 20ml grapefruit juice as well as 10ml lemon juice including 20ml soda water also 190ml ice and had with salad dishes. Just pack ice into glass then add ice to shaker and add all ingredients to shaker. Shake well and strain into glass over ice and served in a highball glass cold.