This cherry vodka sour recipe is perfect for the spring and summer months! Made with my homemade cherry infused vodka and fresh sour mix, it is especially delicious and refreshing!
Doesn’t this photo make you want to grab one of the glasses and slurp the cherry vodka sour down in one go? Or is that just me?
Why is this cherry vodka sour so refreshing?
Two stand-out characteristics are what make most cocktails refreshing:
- Ice cold temperature
- The zest and energy of citrus
This cocktail has both of those things going for it. It’s full of ice and it has a good amount of fresh lemon juice.
Is it hard to make this cocktail?
Not at all. There are only 3 ingredients: cherry vodka, freshly squeezed lemon juice and simple syrup.
Can you make a big batch of the cherry vodka sour?
Indeed you can! This recipe makes three cocktails, so just double or triple it to mix a pitcher and share with your family and friends.
Tips for making a Cherry Vodka Sour
- Usually sweet and sour mix is made of equal parts lemon and syrup. But I like a more tart cocktail so I always use 1/2 the simple syrup that other recipes typically call for (and sometimes less, as I do in this cherry vodka sour).
- You can use any glassware. The tall glass is a Tom Collins glass, my glass of choice for this cocktail. The martini glass and the coupe are fun though, so I included them, too.
- Fresh fruit tastes best in cocktails, so whenever you can, squeeze the lemon juice yourself.
- Triple the recipe for a pitcher of this delightful cocktail.
How to Mix the Cherry Vodka Sour
Pre-step
Fill a cocktail shaker 3/4 of the way with ice. After measuring each ingredient below, pour it into your shaker.
Step one
Gather the ingredients – my much loved homemade cherry infused vodka, some fresh lemons and simple syrup.
Step two
Measure 4 ounces of cherry infused vodka.
Step three
Measure 6 ounces of fresh lemon juice.
Step four
Measure 2 1/2 ounces simple syrup
Isn’t sweet and sour half tart and half sweet?
Yes, indeedy. I’m impressed you caught that! Most sweet and sour mixes are made of equal parts sweet and sour, so a ratio of 1:1. But if you look at my other sweet and sour cocktail recipes, you’ll see I always use half the amount of sweet since I love my cocktails tart. So, my sweet and sour mix is usually 1:2. That’s twice as much sour as sweet.
In this recipe, you will further notice that I’m under even my usual 1:2 ratio! I’m such a rebel.
All that is left is to cap the cocktail shaker and shake gently for 30 seconds. The reason I shake gently is because the shaker is so full!
I grab three different glasses and divide the contents of my shaker between them. I add ice cubes where needed.
I hope you enjoyed this cherry vodka sour recipe!
What is your favorite sour cocktail? Leave me a comment as I love to know!
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Refreshing and delicious, this cocktail is perfect for the spring and summer months!
- 4 ounces cherry infused vodka
- 6 ounces lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 2.5 ounces simple syrup or 3 - 6 ounces
- cocktail shaker
- Tom Collins glass or double old fashioned glass
- coupe
- martini glass
- 6 cherries
Fill shaker 3/4 with ice
Add vodka, lemon juice and simple syrup
Cap shaker and gently shake for 30 seconds
Pour contents equally between the 3 glasses
Sip
Smile
Enjoy
You can also use up to 6 ounces of simple syrup, depending how sweet you want it to be. I like more tart than sweet.
Tips for making a Cherry Vodka Sour:
- Usually sweet and sour is equally lemon and syrup. But I like a more tart cocktail so I always use 1/2 the simple syrup that other recipes call for. In this cocktail, I use a little less than half as much simple syrup as lemon juice.
- You can use any glassware. My glass of choice for this cocktail is the tall Tom Collins glass. The martini glass and the coupe are fun, so I included them, too.
- Use fresh lemon as fresh fruit always tastes best in cocktails.
- Triple the recipe for a pitcher of this delightful cocktail.
Perfect for the hot weather we’ve been having! This looks absolutely refreshing and has such a pretty colour too.
Thanks so much Marie!! I agree. At least the heat is going to break here for us in New England. But it’s been brutal.
I always love seeing your cocktail recipes…this one is so tempting with the cherry!
Thanks so much Sandi! It is so refreshing!
This is my kind of cocktail! Is it 5 o’clock yet??
Hehe! It is somewhere Jessica!
This looks refreshing for summer. I love the flavor of cherries when tart and fresh. It’s one of my favorite cocktails.
Thanks Ali! I do enjoy a good sour cocktail! 🙂
I love infusing spirits, especially in the summer when fruit and berries are at their peak. And this cocktail sounds so refreshing and easy to make! Perfect for summer entertaining.
Thanks so much Daniela! I love the summer, especially for the fresh fruit!
Love the color of this drink! It’s a delicious drink for summer and entertaining!
Thanks so much Shadi! 🙂
Looks beautiful! And refreshing. And energizing. And relaxing. And energizing again 🙂
Thanks Helena. That cracked me up!
This looks and sounds amazing, Lainey!
Thank you Beth!
My lips puckered reading this post. Sounds delish!
Thanks Christopher!
How do you make your cherry infused vodka?
Cheryl, the recipe is right on the page. You basically wash and pit a bunch of cherries, put them in a ball jar and pour in vodka. You place it in the fridge for 1 week, take the cherries out and throw them away and voila!
Cherry Vodka Sour, where have you been all my life?
Lol Jeff! That made my day!