Servings: 6
Calories: 247kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups Northwest Cherries, pitted and halved
- 2 cups water
- 3 tbsp lavendar
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 9 oz vodka
- crushed ice
- club soda
- 6 Northwest Cherries with Stems
- 6 Lavender sprigs
Instructions
- Combine cherries, water, lavender and sugar in a small saucepan. Heat mixture until it barely begins to boil. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool completely. Strain and reserve liquid. For each drink, combine 4 ounces cherry-lavender mixture, 1½ ounces vodka and 4 ounces crushed ice in a tall 12-ounce cocktail glass and top with club soda. Garnish with a cherry with stem and a sprig of lavender blossoms.Variation: For a delicious cherry martini, shake or stir strained cherry-lavender mixture, vodka and ice together. Strain into an 8-ounce martini glass, top with soda and garnish with a cherry with stem and a sprig of lavender blossoms.Tips:Recipe may be doubled.Pitted frozen sweet cherries may be substituted when fresh cherries are not in season.Cherry-lavender mixture may be stored in the refrigerator for a week.
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