Name: Cherry Daiquiri
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 8 fresh Cherries (destoned); 60 ml Vanilla rum; 30 ml Cherry brandy; 5 ml Maraschino syrup; 15 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Chilled water

Cherry Daiquiri
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
8 fresh	Cherries (destoned)
2 oz	Vanilla rum/vanilla-infused light rum
1 oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
¹⁄₆ oz	Syrup from Luxardo Maraschino Cherries
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Chilled water omit if using wet ice

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Garnish: Luxardo Maraschino Cherry

How to make:

MUDDLE cherries in base of shaker. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Review:

Cherry sweetness paired with Daiquiri sharpness.

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History:

Created in 2003 by yours truly, London, England.

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Zach Schwartz

20th June 2024 at 04:19

Considering John’s review, I decided to up the lime by 7.5 mL and reduce the Heering by 5 mL. This resulted in what I’d consider to be a beautiful and exquisitely balanced drink!

Florian Ruf

7th July 2023 at 15:50

After doing it a second time, I prefer it made in a blender and strained through a really fine mesh sieve. The slight bitterness of the cherry skins gives it together with the higher fruitiness more depth.

Sally Morgan

6th November 2022 at 19:30

Cherry 3 ways and really works. Can I recommend Barti Du spiced rum in place of the vanilla rum as the complex vanilla tones really sing in this

John Hinojos

17th June 2021 at 00:29

I liked this drink. I did find it a bit sweet, but not to where it was noticeable. There are some variables in this which could impact the sweetness: The sweetness of the rum and the cherries. Our infused rum was a bit on the sweet side (thankfully I finished it on this drink) and I am in Southern California and we are at peak season. I may try upping the lime a bit or reducing some of the sweet elements, but retain the cherry flavour. Would definitely make again.

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