Cherry Julep cocktail
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Cherry Julep cocktail
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A refreshing and pretty gin-based cocktail that's perfect for summertime! This recipe serves two.
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Ingredients
- 1 lemon juice only
- 2 tsp grenadine
- 2 tsp simple syrup
- 100 ml gin
- 50 ml cherry brandy
- soda water optional, to top up
- lemon to garnish, strips to decorate or mint leaves
- 2 Cherry to garnish
- ice to serve, crushed
Instructions
- Put the ice in a cocktail shaker and add the lemon juice, grenadine, sugar syrup, gin and cherry brandy.
- Shake vigorously until a frost forms on the cocktail shaker.
- Strain into two highball or rocks glasses filled with crushed ice. Top up with soda water if desired and stir.
- Garnish with lemon strip or fresh cherries, add a paper straws and serve.
Notes
- HOW TO MAKE CRUSHED ICE: Put plenty of ice cubes in the middle of a clean lint-free tea towel. Close up the towel around the ice and use a rolling pin to crush it into small pieces. Use immediately.
- HOW TO MAKE CHERRY BRANDY: A pretty easy way to make cherry liquor using cherries and brandy or vodka. Fill a clean large jar (1 quart jar) with 225g (1 cup) pitted cherries. I usually use frozen pitted cherries, defrosting them first. Add 200g (1 cup) sugar and half a cinnamon stick. Gently muddle the cherries with end of a clean rolling pin then top with 1 bottle of vodka (750ml) or a mix of vodka and brandy if you prefer. Seal the jar and shake. Put in a cool dark place for a week, turning over daily. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve into a clean bottle and store in the fridge to use in cocktails. Discard the cherries.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
127kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
7mg
(0%)
Potassium
92mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin C
29.2mg
(32%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
0.6mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 127 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 127kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 7mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 92mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin C | 29.2mg | 32% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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