How to make a cherry pop cocktail

This is a delicious gin cocktail that involves a muddled cherry, lemon juice, simple syrup, maraschino liquor (optional), and gin.

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Add one ounce lemon juice (about Half a lemon) to cocktail shaker

Add one ounce lemon juice (about Half a lemon) to cocktail shaker

Add one brandied cherry (or any maraschino cherries you can find at the grocery store).

Add one brandied cherry (or any maraschino cherries you can find at the grocery store).

Muddle cherry and lemon juice

Muddle cherry and lemon juice

Add .5 ounces simple syrup

Add half an ounce of a sweet liquor like maraschino liquor (in this case, I have used framboise). If you don't have any suitable sweet liquor on hand, you can safely omit this step.

Add half an ounce of a sweet liquor like maraschino liquor (in this case, I have used framboise). If you don't have any suitable sweet liquor on hand, you can safely omit this step.

Add 2 ounces of Plymouth gin

Add ice and shake for 20 seconds

Add ice and shake for 20 seconds

Strain into a rocks glass over ice

Strain into a rocks glass over ice

Garnish with another brandied cherry and serve. Yum!

  • 1.0 Cocktail shaker
  • 1.0 Muddler
  • 2.0 Cherries
  • 2.0oz Gin
  • 1.0oz Lemon juice
  • 1/2oz Simple syrup
  • 1/2oz Maraschino liquor (or another sweet liquor)
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