Cherry Smash recipe

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Ingredients

3 frozen cherries
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 cup ice, or as needed
2 fluid ounces rye whiskey (such as Michter's®)
1 fluid ounce sweet Italian vermouth
½ fluid ounce simple syrup
½ teaspoon lemon juice, or to taste

Nutrition Info

240.3 calories
carbohydrate: 17.7 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.2 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 0.3 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 11 mg
sugar: 5.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place cherries in a low boy glass and splash with bitters. Muddle cherries until smashed to desired consistency.

  2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, pour in rye, vermouth, simple syrup, and lemon juice. Cover shaker, shake vigorously, and pour cocktail over cherries.

Recipe Yield

1 cocktail

Recipe Note

This is a variation of a whiskey cocktail. It's a sipping drink and so good. Super swanky and very retro with a modern twist. It's my new favorite drink.

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