Cherries Jubilee Champagne Cocktail
Here’s another champagne cocktail that I made with Drink of the Week. This time, we used champagne, bourbon, and cherries. Frozen cherries, to be exact:
I like using frozen fruit in cocktails because it doubles as a flavor component as well as the ice cubes. Cherries and bourbon go well together and feel very sophisticated on the palate. So sophisticated, in fact, that this is almost like drinking a Manhattan in champagne cocktail form. Recipe:
Cherries Jubilee Champagne Cocktail
Ingredients:
(Makes two drinks)
- 2 oz frozen cherries, approximately 12 cherries
3 oz bourbon
1/2 oz lemon juice
1 dash bitters
Champagne to top
Directions:
Put the cherries and bourbon in a cocktail shaker. Muddle the cherries thoroughly, making sure they are smashed and infused with the bourbon. Add the lemon juice and shake. Pour the contents into two champagne glasses. Top with champagne and a dash of bitters. Enjoy!
