Bright, Refreshing, & Tart
This cocktail can be made with a spirit of choice, however, the cane rum and subtlety of pineapple act as a sweetening agent with the tartness of cherry to tie it all together. Maggie’s Farm Rum is Pittsburgh-based and is one of the finest quality spirits you can grab.
Cocktail Ingredients:
1 oz Maggie’s Farm Pineapple Bark Washed Rum
.5 oz Lemon Juice
.5 oz Homemade Grenadine Syrup (See Below)
2 oz Tart Cherry Juice - no sugar added
3 Dashes of Angostura Bitters
How to Make the Cherry Bomb Cocktail
Combine all cocktail ingredients in a shaking tin
Fill shaking tin with ice
Strain Cocktail into a Collins Glass over pebble ice
Garnish with a Cherry Skewer and Straw
How to Make Homemade Grenadine Syrup
It is a basic simple syrup recipe with a 1 to 1 ratio of sugar to juice.
1) Add 1 cup of Pom Wonderful to a pot on the stove; simmer on medium heat while adding 1 cup of sugar. Stir until dissolved.
2) Let it cool completely and bottle it - it will keep up to a week refrigerated.
Note: Tart Cherry Juice can be obtained at your local grocery in the Juice Aisle. Make sure to select the one that says “not from concentrate” & “no sugar added”.