Five Easy Cherry-Based Cocktails That Are A Cherry-On-Top This Summer!
Cherry-based cocktails for the searing summer? Groundbreaking.
Serving as a delightful flavour that is perfect for any occasion, cherry based cocktails are the hero we didn’t know we needed but greatly deserve this summer.
With their vibrant pinkish-red hues and sweet yet tart taste, cherry cocktails serve as both visually appealing as well as palate-pleasing drinks. Perfect for any occasion, especially in the summer as the insufferable sun shines bright, let's take a look at some ace, cherry-based cocktails that you can try your hand at in this sweltering heat.
Cherry Lime Spritzer
Ingredients
60 ml Ketel One Vodka
60 ml cherry juice
120 ml soda
30 ml lime juice
Ice cubes
Fresh cherries and lime slices for garnish
Directions
Take a highball glass and fill it with ice cubes, then pour in the crisp vodka, some of that tart cherry juice and a dash of that zingy lime juice over the ice. Top it off with some soda and stir the cocktail mix gently to combine thoroughly. Garnish with a fresh cherry and a lime slice and serve chilled!
Cherry Mojito
Ingredients
60 ml white rum
30 ml cherry syrup
15 ml lime juice
Soda
6-8 fresh mint leaves
Ice cubes
Fresh cherries and a sprig of mint for garnish
Directions
Take a highball cocktail glass and in it, muddle the fresh mint leaves with the cherry syrup and the lime juice. Next, fill up the glass with ice cubes and then pour in the white rum. Stir thoroughly, top of the glass with some soda and gently stir once more. Garnish with fresh cherries and a mint sprig and serve chilled!
Cherry Ginger Smash
Ingredients
60 ml bourbon
30 ml cherry juice
15 ml lemon juice
15 ml ginger syrup
Ginger beer or Black & White Ginger Ale
Ice cubes
Fresh cherries and candied ginger for garnish
Directions
Fill a rocks glass with a few ice cubes. Take a cocktail shaker, pour in the bourbon, cherry juice, ginger syrup, and lemon juice. Shake well until thoroughly mixed and strain into the prepared rocks glass. Top it off with some ginger beer (adjust according to taste). Garnish with fresh cherries and a piece of candied ginger and serve immediately.
Cherry Margarita
Ingredients
45 ml Don Julio Reposado or Blanco tequila
15 ml triple sec
30 ml cherry juice
15 ml lime juice
Ice cubes
Salt (for rimming)
Lime wedge and cherries for garnish
Directions
Take a margarita glass and rim it with salt. Fill the glass with some ice cubes to chill it, then dispose of the cubes. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and combine the tequila, cherry juice, triple sec, and lime juice and shake thoroughly. Once combined well enough, take the mixture and strain it into the prepared margarita glass. Garnish with a lime wedge and cherries and serve chilled.
Cherry Bourbon Smash
Ingredients
60 ml bourbon
30 ml cherry syrup
15 ml lemon juice
2-3 fresh cherries, pitted
Splash of club soda
Ice cubes
Lemon twist for garnish
Directions
In a cocktail shaker, muddle the fresh cherries and then add in the bourbon, cherry syrup, and lemon juice. Fill the shaker with ice and shake well. Strain the mixture into a rocks glass filled with ice. Top it all off with a splash of club soda, garnish with a lemon twist and serve chilled.
These very cherry cocktails serve as the perfect drinks for a sweltering summer, whether you’re hosting a backyard barbeque, or enjoying the sunset.
