Cherry Martini
The most delicious fruity Martini ever made! A incredible combination of homemade Cherry Simple Syrup, Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice and a heavy hand of Vodka served icy cold!
Equipment
- 1 Sauce Pan
Ingredients
- 8 Oz Frozen Pitted Cherries About half the bag
- 1 Cup Water
- 1 Cup Sugar
Cocktail
- 2 Oz Cherry Simple Syrup
- 1 Oz Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
- 4 Oz Vodka Titos
Garnish
- 2 Twist Lemon
- 2 Cherries Cut a small slit on the bottom to hang on side of Martini Glass
Instructions
- To make simple syrup you add half the bag of thawed cherries to the sugar and water and mix well - Bring to a rolling boil then turn down the heat and simmer at a low boil for 15 minutes
- While the cherries are boiling take the back of a spoon and smash the cherries into the liquid
- Once cherries are cooked run them through a fine mesh sieve pushing the juice out of the cherries and discarding the remains -Save cherry juice for up to 2 weeks
- In a ice filled cocktail shaker add the Vodka, Cherry Simple Syrup and the fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice and shake well
- Pour into Martini Glass and Garnish with a fresh Cherry and a twist of lemon rubbed along the rim
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