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Tart cherry gin cocktail in a glass with deep red liquid, maraschino cherries submerged and floating at the top.

Tart Cherry Gin Cocktail with Elderflower

Shake tart cherry juice with gin, elderflower liqueur, simple syrup and lemon, then strain into a sugar-rimmed glass for this tart cherry gin cocktail. 5 min, 1 serving.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 1 servings
Course: Cocktail
Cuisine: American
Calories: 320
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 fl oz juice from tart cherries
  • 1.5 fl oz gin
  • 0.75 fl oz liqueur made from elderflower
  • 1.5 fl oz simple syrup
  • 0.5 fl oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Decorative sugar meant for garnish
  • Maraschino cherries meant for garnish

Method
 

  1. Trace a lemon slice around the serving glass's rim.
  2. Coat the rim by pressing it into decorative sugar held in a shallow dish; then set the glass to one side.
  3. In a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice cubes, mix the tart cherry juice, gin, simple syrup, elderflower liqueur, and fresh lemon juice.
  4. Shake the mixture thoroughly.
  5. Pour the shaken liquid through a strainer into a martini glass or a coupe glass.
  6. Top with maraschino cherries as a garnish.
  7. Serve and savor!