Cherry Old Fashioned

Serves
makes 1 cocktail

MATT TAYLOR-GROSS

Roasted cherries appear in three ways in this twist in an Old Fashioned—in cherry infused-vodka, muddled at the bottom, and thrown on top as a garnish.

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Ingredients

For the cherry-infused vodka:

1 cup pitted cherries, quartered
1 cup vodka

For the cocktail:

¹⁄₂ tsp. demerara sugar
1 roasted cherry, plus 1 halved, for garnish
2 oz. cherry-infused vodka
¹⁄₄ tsp. Amaro di Angostura
¹⁄₄ tsp. Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
5 dashes Miracle Mile Forbidden Barrel Aged Bitters
Tarragon sprig, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

For the vodka, combine cherries and vodka in a bottle; cover, and let sit to meld the flavors for 3-5 days.

Step 2

To make the cocktail, muddle sugar and 1 roasted cherry in a rocks glass until the sugar has dissolved; add vodka, Amaro, Maraschino, and bitters and stir. Add 1 large ice cube and garnish with half a roasted cherry and the tarragon.