thirsty thursday: boozy cherry limeade.
thank you everyone for the awesome well-wishes on the new home! we are pretty excited and have started rolling up our sleeves to get the place ready to move into next week. i'll be taking photos and blogging here and there, but again, need a little help from my friends to keep this baby alive and well. it's that time again...thirsty thursday! trisha's back with maybe one of the best looking drinks i've ever seen. cherries, lime, booze. summer nectar is what that is. thank you for the awesome recipe lady, i'm thinking you might need to open a shop that focuses solely on cupcakes and cocktails. i'll volunteer to test all your recipes!
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It's no secret that we take cocktails pretty seriously here in Wisconsin. One drink we take almost as seriously as the Green Bay Packers is the Old Fashioned. In fact, here in Madison we even have a restaurant called The Old Fashioned, which serves the best of Wisconsin eats and drinks. Think Friday night fish fry, pickled eggs, bratwursts, prime rib, local beers, and of course, Old Fashioneds. Where am I going with this, you ask?Well, the key to the perfect Old Fashioned is the muddling. And I just happen to love this part of cocktail making so I incorporated it into a tart, summery beverage, just for you!
This drink is pretty customizable to your own personal taste. I went more on the tart side of things, but you can certainly make it as sweet or sour as you'd like by adding more sugar, more lime, more bitters, etc.
Boozy Cherry LimeadeIngredients:4-6 cherries, stems and pits removed-I used Bing cherries, but use any type you've got. Even go with maraschino if you want this super sweet!2-4 lime wedgesa few splashes of bitterssugar-again, as much or as little as you'd like- I used 1 heaping teaspoonvodka/gin/rum of choicelemonadesparkling water/club soda/SpriteDirections:Place fruit, sugar, bitters, and a splash of sparkling water/club soda/Sprite in a cocktail glass and muddle until cherries are pretty mashed up. At this point you can strain the juice into a new glass if you prefer to have your drink without the chunks of fruit.Fill glass with ice.Add booze. 1-2 ounces. 3 if you're having a rough day.Top with lemonade and another splash of sparkling water/club soda/Sprite.Drink it up!*While I don't mind a few chunks in my drinks, I did end up straining my drink after cherries clogged my straw within the first few sips. To each their own!
I'd especially like to raise a glass of this goodness to Erin and Mister Man in celebration of their new home! Thanks for having me again lady, and welcome to the world of homeownership!
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