Yahooo! It’s Friday again, and even better, its Friday before a long weekend. That’s certainly a time to celebrate. And then of course there’s the Fourth of July if you’re here in the good old US of A. I whipped up a little beverage with things I had at hand, rye, ginger ale and sour cherries. To be honest, the cherries didn’t add a whole lot of flavor, but you do get rewarded with drunken cherries once you’ve finished the drink. Still delicious in my book.
Cheers! Have a great weekend!
cherry mash up
makes 1 drink
3 sour cherries
1/2 ounce ginger ale (preferably very gingery like Ginger Ale by Bruce Cost)
2 oz Bourbon or Rye
1
In the bottom of a cocktail shaker combine the cherries and ginger ale and mash together.
2
Add the Rye and an ice cube and give it a good shake.
3
Pour into a glass and enjoy!
July 7th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
This drink looks delicious! Some friends and I are planning on having a ladies night next week; I wanted to make sangria, but might make this instead. Would dark rum be a good substitute for the rye? (not many liquors on hand + not a lot of $$ to spend on booze = substitutions when possible)
July 8th, 2010 at 8:37 am
Kari- I think dark rum would be delicious!