Cherry Liqueur cocktails
Sweet, syrupy, and faintly almond-edged, cherry liqueur lends depth and a dark-fruit richness wherever it lands — binding the botanical sprawl of a Singapore Sling or sharpening the brooding character of a Remember the Maine.
2 classic recipes from our canon that use cherry liqueur — Cherry Liqueur sits in our liqueurs & fortified shelf.
Singapore Sling
Gin, cherry and a cast of liqueurs over pineapple — the lavish Raffles Hotel original.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml gin
- ◆15 ml cherry liqueur
- ◆7 ml cointreau
- ◆7 ml benedictine
- ◆120 ml pineapple juice
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆10 ml grenadine
- ◆1 dash angostura bitters
Method
- 1Shake all ingredients with ice until cold.
- 2Strain into a hurricane glass over fresh ice.
PRO TIP
Lots of fresh pineapple juice gives it the frothy top.
Garnish — Pineapple and cherry
Remember the Maine
A Manhattan laced with cherry and absinthe — dark, spiced and a little mysterious.
Ingredients
- ◆rinse absinthe
- ◆60 ml rye whiskey
- ◆22 ml sweet vermouth
- ◆15 ml cherry liqueur
Method
- 1Rinse a chilled coupe with absinthe and discard the excess.
- 2Stir the remaining ingredients with ice until cold.
- 3Strain into the prepared coupe.
PRO TIP
Cherry Heering is the classic cherry liqueur for this one.
Garnish — Lemon zest
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