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lemon cherry summer bourbon cocktail

Easy Summer Bourbon Cocktail with Sweet Crushed Cherries and Lemon

A simple mix of delicious bourbon-infused fruity sweet cocktail cherries and vibrant summer lemons turn together in the glass to create a cold thirst-quenching easy summer bourbon cocktail that truly lets bourbon shine…
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
COURSE Cocktails, Drinks
CUISINE Summer Cocktails
SERVINGS 1
Calories 168 kcal

Equipment

Rocks glass
Bar Spoon
Jigger
Muddler

Ingredients
  

  • 1½ oz Bourbon - your favorite good quality Kentucky Straight Bourbon such as Woodford Reserve, Four Roses, Bulleit, Elijah Craig, etc.
  • 3 pitted Cocktail Cherries - pitted with stem removed - good quality marinated cocktail cherries such as Woodford Reserve Bourbon Cherries.
  • ½ oz Cocktail Cherry Syrup - some of syrup or juices from the cocktail cherry bottle.
  • ½ oz Fresh Lemon Juice - fresh squeezed lemon juice - plus some lemon reserved to cut a lemon peel twist, if desired.
  • ½ oz Simple Syrup - If made at home: 1 to 1 ratio of equal parts water and sugar heated to combine into a clear syrup (then cooled before adding).
  • 1 oz Sparkling Water - a can of pure sparkling water for topping off such as La Croix, optional for a lighter finish, if desired.

Instructions
 

  • Toss cocktail cherries into the bottom of a rocks glass. Muddle the cherries until completely crushed. 
  • Splash the bourbon over the crushed cherries in the glass.
  • Splash in fresh squeezed lemon juice and simple syrup. Lastly, splash in some of the cherry syrup from the bottle of cocktail cherries.  
  • Fill the glass halfway with crushed ice and stir lightly to combine and begin to chill the cocktail.
  • Now fill the glass the rest of the way with more crushed ice.  Gently stir contents one more time with a bar spoon.  As it sits out, the crushed ice in the cocktail will slowly begin to frost the outside of your glass creating a wonderfully deep chill throughout the drink.  
  • If using, top off with an ounce or two of the sparkling water to finish. Garnish with fresh slices of lemon (or a lemon twist) and extra cocktail cherries on top.  

Nutrition

Calories: 168kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 0.1gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 15mgPotassium: 29mgFiber: 1gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 9IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 1mg
KEYWORD bourbon drinks, bourbon summer cocktails, cherry bourbon cocktail, cherry drinks, crushed ice drinks, drinks with cocktail cherries, easy summer cocktails
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