Description
Real cocktail cherries are so delicious. Once you try the real thing, it’s hard to go back to the bright pink candied maraschinos you buy in the store. It’s quick and easy and your delicious tres leches cake, ice cream, brownies or fine top-shelf cocktail deserves the real thing.
Ingredients
- 6 pounds Sweet Cherries- Leave Pits In For More Flavor
- ¾ cups Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- 1 whole Lemon, Juiced
- 2 sticks Cinnamon
- ¼ cups Cheap Brandy Or Bourbon
Preparation
I found this recipe online but can’t find the source. The printout I have cites Jeff Hollinger and Rob Schwartz’s The Art of the Bar and the website forum eGullet.
Basically you want to make a syrup by combining the sugar, water, lemon juice, and cinnamon in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to medium-low. Add the cherries and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, remove the cinnamon sticks, and stir in the liquor. Stick in the fridge and enjoy for about 2 weeks. This gets better with each day. Yum.
If you want to make real maraschinos, use the authentic maraschino liqueur, but cheap bourbon works for me to make the meanest Manhattan or dessert topper I’ve ever tasted.
