Maple Cherry Charmer
A bourbon cocktail with maple syrup, orange, and cherry.
Servings: 1 cocktail
Equipment
- Elevated Craft Cocktail Shaker
Ingredients
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 1 oz fresh-squeezed orange juice
- 2 teaspoon real maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon Luxardo cherry syrup from the jar of Luxardo cherries
- 2 dashes spiced bitters
- garnish with orange peel and Luxardo cherry
Instructions
- Use a zester to remove a 3" to 4" long section of orange peel for garnish and set aside. Squeeze fresh juice from the orange. Place a Luxardo cherry and the orange zest on a skewer and set aside.
- Place ice in a cocktail shaker. Add the bourbon, orange juice, maple syrup, and Luxardo syrup (from the jar of cherries) into the shaker. Cap and shake for 10 seconds. Pour into a cocktail glass.Garnish with the skewer of orange peel and Luxardo cherry.
Notes
If you want more of a cherry forward flavor, feel free to flip to the recipe to use 2 teaspoons of the Luxardo cherry syrup and 1 teaspoon of the maple syrup.
Use your favorite Bourbon; I've used both Knob Creek and Maker's Mark for this cocktail and both were equally good.
The spiced bitters are from Trader Joe's but you could also try Fee Brothers Cherry Bitters or another brand.
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