Summer Cocktail Recipe: Sweet & Sour Cherry Sparkler

Sometimes in summer you just need to find yourself in the sun with a fruity drink. If that sometime is now, then we've got something for you! Check out "Summer Cocktail Recipe: Sweet & Sour Cherry Sparkler" below!

Sweet & Sour Cherry Sparkler

Serves 1

2 ounces vodka
1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 ounce room temperature cherry simple syrup (Recipe below)
Club soda
Fresh basil for garnish

In a small jam jar filled with ice, add the vodka, lemon juice and cherry simple syrup. Place the lid on tightly and shake. Remove the lid and fill with club soda.

Garnish with fresh cherries and basil, and enjoy.

Cherry Simple Syrup

1 cup water
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup ripe cherries, pitted

In a small saucepan heat the water, sugar, and cherries until the sugar has completely melted.  Using a potato masher, smash the cherries.  Strain through a fine mesh strainer and cool over an ice bath.

Recipe Notes

• If you are a flavored vodka drinker you may substitute vanilla, cherry, or whipped cream vodka in place of the traditional for a slightly sweeter cocktail.

(Images: Maureen Petrosky)

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