Name: Sour Cherry Gin Limeade
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups cherries (stems removed and pitted); 1 tbsp turbinado sugar; 4 tbsp water; 3 tbsp lime juice; 3 fl. oz. gin

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The most perfect summer cocktail, a sour cherry gin limeade. The only bad news is sour cherry season is short, so try to get your hands on as many as possible! And if you're too late for sour cherry season, grab some tart cherry juice and you're good to go!

How to pit cherries with a straw

Can you use regular cherries for this cherry cocktail?

You can substitute for regular cherries for these sour cherries, but know that your cocktail will end up on the sweeter side! You can also grab some tart cherry juice as a substitute.

Where do you find sour cherries? Try the farmers market or a middle eastern grocery store.

Step by step cherry juice cocktail

In bowl, mix your cherries and sugar. Let sit for 2 hours or in the refrigerator overnight.

Muddle your cherry and sugar mixture well. Try and get as much juice out as possible.

Mix 6 tbsp of cherry juice, the water, lime juice, and gin together. Put ice in your 2 cocktail glasses. Pour the gin mixture over the ice, drop in 1-2 tbsp of the macerated cherry chunks, and add a slice of lime to serve.

Pink cocktail step by step with shadows.

Want to see more sour cherry recipes?

Check out my sour cherry shrub (drinking vinegar) here. Sour cherry syrup here. And my sour cherry & honey galette here.

Two red cocktails with lime and cherry with shadows.

Equipment used in this cherry cocktail

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Shop my favorite mortar and pestle to muddle the cherries here!

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5 from 7 votes

Sour Cherry Gin Limeade

The most perfect summer cocktail, a sour cherry gin limeade. The only bad news is sour cherry season is short, so try to get your hands on as many as possible!

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time0 mins

Resting Time3 hrs

Total Time5 mins

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American, Persian

Servings:

Calories: 197kcal

Author: Candice

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups cherries stems removed and pitted1 1/2 cups cherries stems removed and pitted
1 tbsp turbinado sugar1 tbsp turbinado sugar
4 tbsp water4 tbsp water
3 tbsp lime juice3 tbsp lime juice
3 fl. oz. gin3 fl. oz. gin

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Instructions

In bowl, mix your cherries and sugar. Let sit for 2 hours or in the refrigerator overnight.
Muddle your cherry and sugar mixture well. Try and get as much juice out as possible.
Mix 6 tbsp of cherry juice, the water, lime juice, and gin together. Put ice in your 2 cocktail glasses. Pour the gin mixture over the ice, drop in 1-2 tbsp of the macerated cherry chunks, and add a slice of lime to serve.

Notes

You can substitute for regular cherries for these sour cherries, but know that your cocktail will end up on the sweeter side! You can also grab some tart cherry juice as a substitute.

Nutrition

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This post was originally published in August of 2018, but was republished with new photos, step by step instructions, tips, and a video August of 2019.