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The Cherry Bomb

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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Matt Duckor

This play on the classic whiskey smash incorporates spicy, dark rum and the pride of July farmers' markets everywhere: fresh cherries.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    5 minutes

  • Yield

    1 cocktail

Ingredients

4 fresh sweet cherries, halved, pitted
¼ of a lemon
¼ of a lime
5–6 fresh mint leaves
½ ounce simple syrup
1 dash Angostura bitters
2 ounces dark rum
Mint sprigs (for garnish)

Preparation

  1. Using a muddler or the handle of a wooden spoon, muddle cherries, lemon and lime wedges, mint leaves, simple syrup, and bitters in a mixing glass or cocktail shaker. Add rum and stir to combine.

TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesBittersRumCherryStone FruitFruitLemonCitrusLime30 Minutes or LessEpicurious

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