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Cherry Gin Slings
Cherry Gin Slings
A great signature drink for your next party! The homemade cherry syrup can be refrigerated for up to 1 week.
Recipe adapted from Food & Wine
Recipe adapted from Food & Wine
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Recipe - ST. LOUIS PARK (+Wines & Spirits)
Recipe: Cherry Gin Slings
Cherry Gin Slings
Prep Time90 Minutes
Servings12
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Ingredients
FOR THE CHERRY SYRUP: 1 pound cherries, stemmed
¾ cup sugar
1 cup water
Strips of zest from ½ lemon
Strips of zest from ½ orange
FOR THE GIN SLING: 2 cups gin
â…” cup Cointreau
â…” cup fresh lime juice
2 ¼ cups cherry syrup (see recipe above)
Angostura bitters
Ice
Sparkling water
Lime wheels, for garnish
Fresh cherries, for garnish
Directions
  1. In a large sauce pan, combine the cherries with the sugar, water and citrus zests; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer over low heat for 40 minutes. Pass the mixture through a fine strainer, pressing on the solids; you should have 2 ½ cups of liquid. Let cool.
  2. In a pitcher, combine the gin with the Cointreau, lime juice, cherry syrup and a few dashes of bitters; stir well. Pour into ice-filled glasses and top each drink with sparkling water. Garnish with the lime wheels and fresh cherries.
90 minutes
Prep Time
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12
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Makes 12 servings
FOR THE CHERRY SYRUP: 1 pound cherries, stemmed
Red Cherries
Red Cherries, 1 Pound
$9.99/lb$9.99/lb
¾ cup sugar
Crystal Granulated Sugar
Crystal Granulated Sugar, 4 Pound
$4.29$1.07/lb
1 cup water
L&B Spring Water
L&B Spring Water, 20 Ounce
$0.99$0.05/oz
Strips of zest from ½ lemon
Fancy Large Lemons
Fancy Large Lemons, 0.5 Pound
$1.50 avg/ea$2.99/lb
Strips of zest from ½ orange
Heirloom Navel Oranges
Heirloom Navel Oranges, 0.63 Pound
$1.88 avg/ea$2.99/lb
FOR THE GIN SLING: 2 cups gin
Tanqueray London Dry Gin
Age restricted item
Tanqueray London Dry Gin, 1 Litre
Deal
$25.99 was $28.99$25.99/l
â…” cup Cointreau
Cointreau Orange Liqueur
Age restricted item
Cointreau Orange Liqueur, 750 Millilitre
$36.99$0.05/ml
â…” cup fresh lime juice
Limes
Limes, 0.33 Pound
$0.99 avg/ea$2.99/lb
2 ¼ cups cherry syrup (see recipe above)
Not Available
Angostura bitters
Angostura Aromatic Bitters
Angostura Aromatic Bitters, 4 Ounce
$15.79$3.95/oz
Ice
Ace Ice Purefect Ice Cubes
Ace Ice Purefect Ice Cubes, 5 Pound
$2.69$0.54/lb
Sparkling water
LaCroix Natural Pure Sparkling Water
LaCroix Natural Pure Sparkling Water, 12 Each
$6.59$0.55 each
Lime wheels, for garnish
Limes
Limes, 0.33 Pound
$0.99 avg/ea$2.99/lb
Fresh cherries, for garnish
Red Cherries
Red Cherries, 1 Pound
$9.99/lb$9.99/lb

Directions

  1. In a large sauce pan, combine the cherries with the sugar, water and citrus zests; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer over low heat for 40 minutes. Pass the mixture through a fine strainer, pressing on the solids; you should have 2 ½ cups of liquid. Let cool.
  2. In a pitcher, combine the gin with the Cointreau, lime juice, cherry syrup and a few dashes of bitters; stir well. Pour into ice-filled glasses and top each drink with sparkling water. Garnish with the lime wheels and fresh cherries.