Ingredients
- 2 oz gin
- 1 oz simple syrup
- 1 oz soda water
- .75 oz fresh lime juice
- 6 pitted cherries
- 3 basil leaves
- 1-2 basil leaves + 3 cherries for garnish
How to make a Cherry Smash
- Muddle the cherries and basil: In a cocktail shaker, combine the pitted cherries, 3 basil leaves, lime juice, and simple syrup
- Add the gin and ice: Pour in the gin and fill the shaker with ice
- Shake and strain: Shake for about 15 seconds. Strain the mixture into a glass filled with fresh ice
- Top with soda water: Pour in the soda water
- Garnish: Add 1-2 basil leaves and 3 cherries to the glass for garnish
Pairs best with The Anytime You Drink Vitamin in Black Cherry®
