Cherry Bomb Recipe
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Cherry Bomb Recipe
Description
This cocktail begins by placing pitted and sliced cherries into an old fashioned glass, then pouring bourbon and vanilla extract over them. Maple syrup and lemon juice are added before gently muddling the mixture to release cherry flavors. The glass is filled with crushed ice and topped with club soda. Stirring brings some cherries to the top, contributing to the drink's visual appeal and flavor. The use of vanilla—either store-bought or bourbon-infused—adds a subtle aromatic note.
The drink features a balance between the sweetness from maple syrup and cherries, the warmth of bourbon, brightness from lemon juice, and effervescence from the soda. The crushed ice chills and slightly dilutes the drink over time, making it refreshing.
For a non-alcoholic version, omit the bourbon, increase cherries and club soda quantities to maintain flavor and volume, resulting in a festive Cherry Mocktail suitable for all.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Cherry pitted and sliced (or frozen may be substituted, fresh
- 1 - 1.5 oz bourbon omit for mocktail
- 1/2-1 Tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Or try bourbon vanilla, pure
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ice cubes or crushed ice
- club soda
Instructions
- Cut or pit about 1/3 of a cup of fresh (or frozen) cherries and place into an old fashioned glass.
- Pour the bourbon over the cherries and then the vanilla, I made homemade vanilla using a bottle of bourbon, so this was bourbon vanilla, either is fine.
- Then add in maple syrup, lemon juice and using a muddler or the end of a thick wooden spoon, gently smash the cherries with the liquids, releasing their juices and flavors.
- Fill glass with ice (I used my Ninja blender and crushed ice), top off the glass with club soda, using a spoon gently stir and bring up some of the cherries to the top for a delicious, refreshing, stunning cocktail or mocktail.
Notes
- To make a mocktail, omit bourbon and increase cherries and club soda for a refreshing non-alcoholic version.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 1cocktail
Amount Per Serving
Calories 150 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 150kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Sodium | 4mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 178mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 30IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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