I must admit, I’m not the biggest drinker. You know those under aged college girls who take a shot or two of cheap vodka and are falling all over the place? Well, that’s the relationship I have with alcohol now. Pathetic, I know…..BUT that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate a great cocktail or even better, a nice cold beer! When it’s annoyingly hot out like its been lately I love being able to sit by the pool, sip on a refreshing cocktail, and not move for several hours….enter Sweet Cherry Gin and Tonic. I love this drink and it’s not too sugary sweet, I really hate that. You can use any kind of gin, but I prefer using “Tanqueray Rangpur” for this drink because of the great lime flavor infused into the gin which goes really well with the cherries! Here’s a tip: make pitchers of this drink at a time. Trust me :)
xx Jenny
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Sweet Cherry Gin & Tonic
INGREDIENTS
cherry-lime simple syrup
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons sweet cherry juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- ½ cup granulated sugar
assembly
- 2 cups gin “Tanqueray Rangpur” is my favorite for this
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice
- 8 cups tonic water
- fresh lime wedges
INSTRUCTIONS
- Place the cherry juice, lime juice and sugar into a small sauce pan and simmer until the sugar dissolves.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
- In a pitcher stir together the cherry-lime syrup, gin, and lime juice.
- When ready to serve fill glasses with ice and pour ¼ cup of the gin mixture into each glass.
- Fill the glasses with tonic water, stir and serve with lime wedges.