Bing Cherry Cosmo Cocktail

The sweet and sour taste of this cherry cosmo is so satisfying and delicious that you’re going to want to smack your lips after each sip.

I capitalize on cherry season by not only eating as much of the red fruit as I can but also by making cherry drinks like this one, as well as cherry margaritas, cherry vodka sours, cherry infused vodka and bourbon and desserts like cherry rhubarb crisp and cherry sauce.

What I love about this cocktail is that the sweetness of the cherries means you can either add a little sweetener or none at all if you like your cocktails tart, like I do.

This is the beauty of making your own cocktails; you can customize them to your taste and to the taste of your guests!

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Helpful tips

• I don’t sweeten this cocktail because I find cherries sweet, so try it as written, but if you think it’s too tart, add 1/2 ounce of simple syrup.
• Use the best ingredients you can afford because there is more alcohol than juice in this cocktail, so you will taste the difference.
• Wash your cherries before using them. Here’s how: Pull off the stems and put as many cherries as you want in a wire strainer and run water on them. Grab a handful of cherries, squeeze a small amount of natural, unscented foaming soap (I buy mine from Whole Foods) on top, gently roll them together in your hands, and set them in the strainer. Continue until all the cherries have been washed and then run water over them, I swish my fingers around the cherries to get the soap off.
• I highly recommend this cherry pitter gadget for removing cherry pits. Even though you’ll probably only use it during cherry season, it is well worth having.
• If you do use the cherry pitter, wear an apron to protect your clothes from flying droplets of juice.
• Because this recipe calls for muddled fruit, be aware you may get some blockage when you pour the cocktail through your strainer. To help this, spoon some muddled cherries out of the shaker and place in each glass before you pour.

How to make a cherry cosmo

Pre-pre-step

Wash 16 cherries and pit them. (See helpful tips above.) Take six of those cherries and place three each on two martini picks.

Pre-step

Get your muddler and cocktail shaker. Wash a bunch of cherries, including the six cherries for garnish.

After measuring out the ingredients, pour them into the cocktail shaker.

Step one

Gather the ingredients – vodka, orange liqueur, lime, simple syrup and pitted cherries.

Step two

Place 10 washed and pitted cherries in the cocktail shaker. Use your muddler or a wooden spoon to squish the cherries and release the juices. (A)

Notice all the liquid in the shaker below. That’s juice just from muddling the cherries.

Step three

Measure 4 ounces of vodka. (B)

Step four

Measure 2 ounces of orange liqueur. (C)

Step five

Squeeze and measure out lime juice. (D)

Step six

Cap shaker and shake for 15 seconds.

Step seven

Divide and strain cocktail between the two glasses. Add the cherry garnish to both glasses.

Just know that since you muddled the fruit, you may get some blockage when you pour the cocktail through your strainer. If so, take a spoon to fish out some of the muddled cherries and place a few in each glass. (The rest you’ll either eat, throw away or compost.)

You can clearly see the muddled fruit in the photos below.

Now, let’s look at the vertical view.

It is so delicious!

I hope you enjoyed this cherry cosmo recipe.

And as always, may all your dishes/drinks be delish!

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