Sweet cherries lend a red hue and summer vibe to this classic cocktail.
Ingredients
- 8 fresh cherries
- 10 basil leaves
- 2 tsp sugar
- 3 -4 dashes bitters
- ¾ cup bourbon or rye
- 2 small orange slices
Steps
- Stem and pit the cherries. Add to a cocktail shaker or pint glass, along with the basil, sugar, and bitters. Using a muddler, mash the basil and cherries until very broken up.
- To shaker, add the bourbon. Stir to combine. Add ice to 2 old-fashioned glasses. Strain cocktail into glasses. Garnish with the orange slices.
Tips
No cherry pitter? Insert a metal straw into the top of the cherry and push down to remove the pit. If you don't need the cherries to stay intact, cover with a paper towel and gently crush them with a heavy skillet to open, then remove the pits.
Tags
- Superfast
- Ten Minutes
- quick
- In Season
- Fresh
- June 2022
- June 2019
- 10 Minutes
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