Cherry Bourbon Smash
INGREDIENTS:
• 1/3 cup fresh cherries, pitted and sliced
• 1 – 1.5 oz bourbon
• 1/2-1 Tablespoon Pure Maple Syrup
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• Ice cubes or crushed ice
• Club soda
INSTRUCTIONS:
• Cut or pit about 1/3 of a cup of fresh 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, hence bourbon vanilla, either vanilla is fine.
• Then add in maple syrup…
• Finally, the fresh lemon juice.
• Grabbing a muddler or the end of a thick wooden spoon, gently smash the cherries with the liquids, releasing their juices and flavors.
• Filling your 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 Cherry Bomb Cocktail!!
(This recipe was acquired from Pinterest.com)
