While we are all quarantining, why not make a special drink to enjoy at home at night? The cherry liqueur is both sweet and bitter and adds delicious depth to the cocktail. I fell in love with this drink from the first sip.
Cherry Granita
9 oz. cherry juice
½ oz. simple syrup
½ oz. cherry liqueur
½ oz. lemon juice
Mix all the ingredients in a plastic container with a lid and freeze for at least one hour or until the mixture is frozen.
There is enough granita for at least six cocktails.
One Cocktail
3 Tbsp granita
1 cup ice
2½ oz. vodka
½ oz. cherry liqueur
1 maraschino cherry or a fresh cherry
Scrape the granita with a fork to break it up. In a martini glass, add the granita.
In a cocktail shaker, add the ice, vodka, and liqueur and shake well. Pour the contents of the shaker over the granita and top with a cherry. You can also add a large ice cube, as shown.
Sip and enjoy!
