Bourbon + Cherry Cocktail

Beat the winter blahs with this Bourbon and Cherry Cocktail! It’s a refreshing recipe with Bourbon, Maraschino cherries, and a splash of citrus.

Just because it isn’t summer doesn’t mean you can’t drink like it is! Our Bourbon and Cherry Cocktail is going to make you feel like you’re soaking up the sun in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Don’t let the splash of bourbon scare you, it lingers just below the orange and cherry flavors and lends a grown-up sophistication to this wonderful and refreshing cocktail creation.

You won’t find this cocktail recipe anywhere else. This is a one of a kind creation made especially for Premeditated Leftovers. And if the thought of created a cocktail from scratch worries your little heart don’t you fret. Because this one is so easy to make, with a few ingredients you’ll be saying, “Cheers!” in no time. First, we start off with a good quality bourbon. Then we had a bit of cherry simple syrup. Next we add a twist of orange, and toss a cup of ice.

After we shake things up a bit we pour the contents into an ice filled standard rocks glass. Now, let’s top the cocktail off with a lemon, lime and bitters. Rim the glass with a bit of orange peel and garnish with an freshly sliced orange wheel and a stemmed Maraschino cherry. Easy peasy!

Bourbon and Cherry Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 ounce cherry simple syrup
• 1 1/2 ounces of good bourbon
• the juice of one orange slice
• ice
• 3 ounces of lemon, lime and bitters
• garnish with an orange slice and a stemmed Maraschino cherry

Directions:

1. Into a cocktail shaker add cherry simple syrup, bourbon, and the juice of one orange slice, then top with ice.
2. Secure the lid on the cocktail shaker and shake vigorously for 20 seconds.
3. Strain contents into a standard rocks glass filled with ice.
4. Top cocktail off with 3 ounces of lemon, lime and bitters.
5. Garnish with a fresh orange slice and a stemmed Maraschino cherry.
6. Serve.

The fun thing about cocktail creation is that they can be made with all of the flavors you love, basically they’re are no rules.  So, take your favorite spirits like whiskey, vodka, rum, gin or even moonshine, etc., and a splash of your favorite fruit juices and get your home bartender on! Plus, come back here and I will show a few cocktail basics and how to use ingredients like tonic water, soda water, bitters, and shrugs just to name a few. Once you have the basics down, you’ll be on your merry way to creating some amazing cocktails of your own. Cool beans!

Doesn’t this look absolutely wonderful?! All of the ingredients combine together beautifully to give you a cocktail that you’re gonna fall in love with, and as a bonus you will be able to impress you guests at the next girl’s night in or backyard barbecue.

Do you have a go-to cocktail? Let us know in the comments below and we’ll try to make it even better.

Drink responsibly, and never drink and drive

Printable Recipe for Bourbon and Cherry Cocktail

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Bourbon and Cherry Cocktail

Course Cocktail

Cuisine American

Servings 1 serving

Author D. Durand Worthey

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 ounce cherry simple syrup
• ▢ 1 1/2 ounces of good bourbon
• ▢ the juice of one orange slice
• ▢ ice
• ▢ 3 ounces of lemon lime and bitters
• ▢ Garnish with an orange slice and a stemmed Maraschino cherry

Instructions

• Into a cocktail shaker add cherry simple syrup, bourbon, and the juice of one orange slice, then top with ice.
• Secure the lid on the cocktail shaker and shake vigorously for 20 seconds.
• Strain contents into a standard rocks glass filled with ice.
• Top cocktail off with three (3) ounces of lemon, lime and bitters.
• Garnish with a fresh orange slice and a stemmed Maraschino cherry.
• Serve.

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