Cherry Smash
Description
A fruity variation on the old fashioned cocktail you know, this swanky cherry smash recipe includes smashed frozen cherries in the bottom of the glass.
Ingredients
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3 frozen cherries
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1 dash Angostura bitters
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1 cup ice, or as needed
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2 fluid ounces rye whiskey (such as Michter's®)
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1 fluid ounce sweet Italian vermouth
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1/2 fluid ounce simple syrup
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1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, or to taste
Directions
1
Place cherries in an old-fashioned glass; splash with bitters. Mash cherries with a cocktail muddler until desired consistency.
2
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice; add rye, vermouth, simple syrup, and lemon juice. Cover and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain cocktail into glass over cherries.