The Cherry Vodka recipe experiment happened by accident. I was going through my home bar inventory when I saw a whole bottle of unopened cherry vodka sitting there alone. At that moment, I knew I had to do something about it. There was one question, though: What should I do with it? I didn’t want to drink it straight up, on the rocks, or as a spritzer.
Then I decided not to go the easier way; I could use well-known classic drinks, substitute the primary liquor with cherry vodka, and see how it tastes. There were only two possible outcomes, “Yea” or “Nay.”
Cherry Vodka Recipes
Prep Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Ingredients
Cherry Cosmo
- 1 ½ oz Cherry vodka
- ½ oz Triple sec
- 2 splash of lime juice
- 1 ½ oz cranberry juice
- Shake and strain into a martini glass, cherry, and lime as garnish
Cheery Pineapple Cosmo
- 1 ½ Cherry vodka
- ½ oz triple sec
- Splash of lemon juice
- Splash of orange juice
- 2 oz of pineapple juice
- Shake and strain on ice into a rock glass, pineapple, and cherry garnish.
- Old Fashioned Cherry
- 2 oz Cherry vodka
- 1 sugar cube
- Few drops of Angostura bitters
- Splash of water
- 2 orange peels
- Top with a splash of soda water - optional
- Muddle the sugar with the bitters, water, and the two orange peels. Add Cherry vodka and some ice. Stir it for about 15 seconds. Add more ice and top with soda water, if desired. Garnish with an orange flag and a cherry.
Cherry Sling
- 1 ½ oz Cherry vodka
- ½ oz triple sec
- ¼ oz Benedictine
- ½ lemon juice
- Few drops of Angostura bitters.
- Top with soda
- Shake everything except the soda, strain and pour over ice, add the soda, and stir.
- Garnish with lemon wedge and cherry.
Cherry Shooter
- Layer even parts of:
- Amarula
- Cherry vodka
- Sambuca
