The most perfect summer cocktail is a sour cherry gin limeade. Sour cherry season is short, so try to get your hands on as many as possible! And if you’re too late for sour cherry season, grab some tart cherry juice and you’re good to go!
Try the farmer’s market or a Middle Eastern grocery store for sour cherries. You can substitute for regular cherries for these sour cherries, but know that your cocktail will end up on the sweeter side! You can also grab some tart cherry juice as a substitute.
How to pit cherries with a straw
This is the fastest and easiest way to pit your cherries.
Step-by-Step Sour Cherry Gin Limeade
In a bowl, mix your cherries and sugar. Let sit for 2 hours or in the refrigerator overnight.
Muddle your cherry and sugar mixture well. Try and get as much juice out as possible.
Mix 6 tbsp of cherry juice, water, lime juice, and gin together. Put ice in your 2 cocktail glasses. Pour the gin mixture over the ice, drop in 1-2 tbsp of the macerated cherry chunks, and add a slice of lime to serve.
Want to see more sour cherry recipes?
Check out my sour cherry shrub (drinking vinegar) here. Sour cherry syrup here. And my sour cherry & honey galette here.
More Sour Cherry Recipes
Sour Cherry Gin Limeade
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups cherries stems removed and pitted
- 1 tbsp turbinado sugar
- 4 tbsp water
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 3 fl. oz. gin
Instructions
- In bowl, mix your cherries and sugar. Let sit for 2 hours or in the refrigerator overnight.
- Muddle your cherry and sugar mixture well. Try and get as much juice out as possible.
- Mix 6 tbsp of cherry juice, the water, lime juice, and gin together. Put ice in your 2 cocktail glasses. Pour the gin mixture over the ice, drop in 1-2 tbsp of the macerated cherry chunks, and add a slice of lime to serve.