Cocktail: Winter Cherry 

Ingredients: 1.75 oz. London Dry Gin, 1.75 oz. Cherry juice, 1.75 oz. Club Soda. 0.5 oz. Heavy cream, Ice cubes, 0.5 oz. Lemon juice, Red maraschino cherry, 0.75 oz. Simple syrup  

Directions: Fill a Collins glass to the top with ice cubes. Pour lemon juice, heavy cream, simple syrup, and gin into a cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice cubes and shake aggressively. Strain into the glass. Top with club soda. Garnish with a maraschino cherry on a cocktail skewer.  

Bartender Reaction: I decided to make the Winter Cherry on the first day of Spring in Washington state. A stone’s throw away from the Pacific Ocean in a little cabin north of Ocean Shores, this cocktail felt like a wonderful goodbye to the wet Seattle winter. I guessed right! While I was initially worried about the cherry juice (something I have not had in a long time) presenting a bitter flavor, the combination of heavy cream, lemon juice, and simple syrup gave the cocktail a balanced, but sweet flavor. Without a doubt, this is a cocktail I will return to again, no matter the season.  

Be good to each other,  

Nathan 

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