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Brandied Cherry Cocktail

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  • Prep Time5 min
  • Total Time5 min
  • Makes1 servings
A brandied cherry cocktail garnished with two cocktail cherries on a pick

Produced by Aimee Nishitoba, Photo by Christie Vuong, Food Styling by Eshun Mot, Prop Styling by Nicole Billark.

Although we used brandy for this fall-inspired cocktail, swapping in calvados would dial up the autumn vibes even further.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 oz 100% rye whiskey

  • 3/4 oz brandy or Calvados

  • 3/4 oz sweet red vermouth

  • 1/2 oz maraschino or cherry liqueur

  • 1 good cocktail cherry, for garnish

Instructions

  • Stir rye with brandy, vermouth, maraschino liqueur and some ice in a cocktail shaker with a long spoon for 30 to 45 sec. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with one or two cocktail cherries on a pick.

Kitchen tip

Find good quality cocktail cherry brands at Italian grocers (look for Toschi or Fabbri), cocktail-supply stores (Luxardo) or Loblaws (PC Black Label).

Get more of our best Thanksgiving cocktail recipes.

A National Magazine Award-winning writer, Christine Sismondo has been writing about spirits, cocktails, bars, and history for publications including Chatelaine, Sharp and the LCBO's Food & Drink for over twenty years. She’s also the Academy Chair for Canada East for World’s 50 Best Bars, author of America Walks into a Bar (2011), Prohibition, a six-part podcast series for Wondery’s American History Tellers and, most recently, Cocktails, A Still Life.

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