I realized last night that it seemed like it had been a long time since I had posted a drink recipe. We have had chilly weather for the end of May and most of June, so the thought of filling the martini shaker with ice has been pretty unappealing. And with lots of activity for work and home, there hasn’t been much time to relax and enjoy a cocktail. So, a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon at the end of the day has been about it for me.
However, last night was humid, the world was quiet, and my husband was arriving home from a business trip. I figured a cocktail and conversation would be a great start to our evening. Not feeling motivated to go shopping for new ingredients for a drink, I took inventory of our liquor cabinet. Finding black cherry infused vodka, it seemed like the perfect start for a summer’s night cocktail.
The next step was to review our mixer options. We had lemon-lime soda (both diet and regular), orange juice, cranberry juice, and seltzer. Seltzer is added to many of my creations, as it helps to keep the drink light, so that was my obvious first choice. Cranberry juice seemed like a better mixer than orange juice, so it became the second mixer to be added. Then I decided to add one more dimension of flavor with a bit of triple sec. And there it was, the recipe for the Cran-Cherry-Orange Cocktail.
Of course, amounts needed to be decided. However, having pretended to be a bartender for some time now, I seem to have developed a knack for estimating how much of each will work. So, it only took 2 sets of mixing to create what I found to be a delicious drink.
This drink was the perfect addition to a great summer night: warm weather, a good drink, and my husband’s company.
Cran-Cherry-Orange Cocktail
2 oz. black cherry infused vodka
1 oz. triple sec
2 oz. cranberry juice
3 oz. berry seltzer
Fill a martini shaker with ice, and add vodka, triple sec, and cranberry juice. Shake well. Pour into an ice-filled highball glass. Add seltzer, stir, and enjoy.
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