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Sweet and Sour Cherry Sparkler - Cocktail Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup of water
  • 3/4 cup of granulated sugar (alt: sugar)
  • 1 cup of cherries
  • 2 oz of Vodka
  • 1 oz of Lemon Juice
  • club soda (alt: clear soda)

Instructions

In a small saucepan, heat water, sugar, and pitted cherries until the sugar has completely melted. Using a potato masher, smash the cherries. Strain through a fine mesh strainer and cool over an ice bath. Once the cherry simple syrup has reached room temperature, fill a shaker with ice. Add the vodka, lemon juice, and 1 ounce of the simple syrup. Shake to combine and strain into a rocks glass over ice. Top with club soda and garnish with fresh cherries.

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