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Bourbon Cherry Smash

A bourbon cocktail with the wonderful flavors of cherry and brightened up with meyer lemon simple syrup!

Servings: 4
Calories: 227 kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. good quality bourbon plus more to soak cherries
  • Good quality pitted cherries
  • ice
Simple Syrup
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 Meyer lemon zested and juiced
  • Added water to make half cup of liquid with the lemon juice

Instructions

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  1. Drain off half the juice the cherries are in and add bourbon, let sit for at least one week. Longer the better as the bourbon will be more infused into the cherries.
  2. When the cherries are ready make a simple syrup with the sugar, lemon juice, water and zest. Heat in a small saucepan until simmering and sugar has dissolved. Strain, set aside to cool.
  3. To make one cocktail, take two cherries and remove the stems. Smash them into the bottom of a glass. Fill with desired amount of ice. Add 2 oz. bourbon and 1 oz. lemon simple syrup. Stir and serve with an additional infused cherry.

Nutrition Information

Calories 227kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Sugar 24g (48%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 227

% Daily Value*

Calories 227kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 25g 8%
Sugar 24g 48%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.