Cherry Lime Rickey Recipes

Steps:

• Put the cherries, lime, and sugar into a large rocks glass. Muddle the fruit and sugar by pressing them with a pestle or a wooden spoon until juicy and fragrant. Add the gin and crushed ice. Cover with a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously, or stir, until combined and chilled, about 30 seconds. (In general, by the time the shaker mists up the drink is ready.) Serve.
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Steps:

• Fill a tall glass with ice.
• Pour sparkling water or club soda over ice.
• Add syrup and lime juice and stir well.
• Garnish with lime slice.

Steps:

• Pour 2 tablespoons lime syrup into each of 10 tall (8-ounce) glasses. Carefully pour 1 tablespoon grenadine over back of a long spoon inserted halfway into each glass (to prevent colors from blending). Gently top off drinks with seltzer, pouring it over back of spoon.

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the simple syrup, ginger and lemongrass stalk. Bring to simmer, cook for about 3-4 minutes to infuse.
• Place cherries in a stainless steel bowl or container. Pour over the simmered gingered syrup, let cool to room temperature, wrap with plastic, refrigerate for at least eight hours (overnight).
• To assemble the cocktail: In an old-fashioned glass, combine the kumquats, cherries, sugar, lime juice; carefully muddle the mixture with a pestle.
• Next, fill a large cocktail shaker half-way with ice cubes and combine the blood orange vodka, grapefruit juice, and cherry juice.
• Place a few ice cubes in the glasses with the muddled fruit. Then strain the shaken mixture over the ice.
• Carefully stir each finished drink with the lemongrass stick, garnish with a couple fresh cherries and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Prepare simple syrup by boiling 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water until sugar dissolves.
• Cool.
• Add lime juice.
• Add bitters to taste.
• If desired tint a delicate green color.
• Pour over ice in tall glasses.
• Add corbonated water.
• Garnish with thin slices of oranges or a cherry.