I love anything made with Bing cherries! So I especially love this Bing cherry cosmo cocktail recipe!
Bing cherries were my mom’s favorite fruit. I remember watching my mom’s eyes light up when cherry season rolled around.
Back then, cherries used to come in paper bags. My mom Claire would sit on her recliner in our parlor. She’d have an empty bowl beside her and I’d watch as she rolled down that paper bag. She would dip her hand in the bag and continuously pop a cherry in her mouth.
Of course, my mom would share her Bing cherries, but she’d get the lion’s share.
When cherry season rolls around, I eat MORE than my lion’s share. You know why? Because I can.
I’m a grown up. I can do whatever I want. As long as it’s legal.
I love being a grown up. Because that means I’m able to drink this delicious Bing cherry cosmo cocktail!!
Here are other cosmo recipes I make:
On to the recipe.
The ingredients for the Bing Cherry Cosmo Cocktail and the Mixing
Above we have vodka, Cointreau, a lime and five cherries squirreled away in the cocktail shaker.
Let’s get started.
I take my muddler and muddle the heck out of 5 pitted cherries.
I fill that shaker half way with ice.
Now, for the vodka.
I measure out 2 ounces of Grey Goose.
I pour the vodka into the shaker.
Time for the Cointreau. I measure out 1 ounce of that delicious orange liqueur.
Into the shaker it goes!
Now for the lime juice. I squeeze out 1 ounce of the glorious greenish liquid.
I pour it into the shaker.
Time to cap that bad boy and shake the crap out of it. Crap = shake at least 20 times.
😉
I grab my martini glass and spear 3 cherries on my martini pick. I strain the liquid into the glass and fish out some crushed cherries.
Now, let’s look at the vertical view.
It is so delicious!
I hope you enjoyed this cherry cosmo recipe.
Please feel free to Pin any photo to Pinterest, Yum the recipe to Yummly and leave me a comment. I dare you!
And as always, may all your dishes/drinks be delish!
- 5 Bing cherries pitted
- 2 ounces vodka I used Grey Goose
- 1 ounce Cointreau or triple sec
- 1 ounce lime juice (usually one lime)
- Place cherries in cocktail shaker and muddle them until they squished and the juices are expressed
- Fill shaker halfway with ice
- Add vodka, Cointreau and lime juice
- Cap shaker and shake at least 20 times
- Strain liquid into martini glass and fish out some pieces of cherries
- Place the garnish into the glass
- Sip
- Smile
- Enjoy
I don't sweeten the drink because cherries are sweet.
There’s something about a cosmo that is so classy and relaxing, and this one is beautiful too. We are getting some cherries this weekend, so we will have to try it out.
I hope you enjoy it Renee!
Those photos are really stunning! Maybe I’ll have to get some cherries – I shop at a local greengrocer so much of our produce comes in paper bags – though nowadays I can order from the local greengrocer online!
Wow! I probably could order them online too but I have never done that with food. Thank you Lizzie!
I can’t think of anything more sublime than this gorgeous cocktail right now. A perfect Friday night treat, to just sit back and wind down. I love cherries too, and having that flavour run through with the Vodka and Cointreau just seems like a wonderful match.
Thank you Helen!!
This cocktail looks delicious, perfect for Friday happy hour!
Thank you Kelly!
I have never known what “[verb]-ing the crap out of” something meant—UNTIL NOW. The magic number is 20! All kidding aside, I am a huge fan of bing cherries, and, given the fact that it is almost 5 pm on Friday, I now have a perfect libation to get the weekend off to a good start!
Michelle!! Thanks. 🙂 I hope you enjoy it!
Lovely way to enjoy cherries! Nice recipe.
Thanks Chris!