Tart Cherry Cocktails

tart cherry juice

🥗Healthier: unsweetened cherry juice

💰Cheaper: frozen tart cherries

Unsweetened cherry juice reduces sugar while maintaining flavor.

vodka

🥗Healthier: gin

💰Cheaper: white rum

Gin adds botanical flavors, while rum is often less expensive.

simple syrup

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: honey

Agave syrup is lower in calories, while honey is often cheaper.

club soda

🥗Healthier: sparkling water

💰Cheaper: seltzer

Sparkling water is naturally flavored and seltzer is often cheaper.

Grab some ice and a chill glass from the freezer.

Pour in 4 ounces of gin into the cocktail shaker filled with ice.

Add 4 ounces of tart cherry juice to the shaker.

Pour in 2 ounces of elderflower liqueur.

Shake the mixture to incorporate the cherry juice thoroughly.

Divide the mixture evenly between four cocktail glasses.

Open a bottle of champagne and top each glass with 2 to 4 ounces of chilled champagne.

Optionally, add a sugar cube to each glass for extra sweetness and fizz.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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