Who said Valentine’s Day is only for LOVERS ? Not this year check out this very Valentine festive drink for the adults. If your kids feel left out you can always just leave out the alcohol and have a matching drink that’s what I do for my daughter. It’s lots of fun and something special for you and them !
Ya’ll know by now I love easy and pretty treats this is defiantly one of those !!
Serve with a bowl of cherries on the side. When I make this for company and not just me I always serve it on a white tray and it looks amazing ! So simple but looks so classy and makes people think you went above and beyond.
What You Need:
Ingredients:
- 4 De-Stemmed Cherries
- 1 tbsp. Cherry Juice (from canned cherries)
- 1 tsp. Fresh Lemon Juice
- ½ cup Grenadine
- 2 oz. Whiskey
- 1 cup Sparkling Water
- Stemmed Cherries (garnish)
HOW TO:
Instructions:
- In a shaker, mash de-stemmed cherries with muddler.
- Add cherry juice, freshly squeezed lemon juice, grenadine, whiskey, and sparkling water to shaker. Add ice cubes. Shake.
- Pour into glass through strainer. Garnish with stemmed cherries.
Yes That CUTE & That EASY !!! ENJOY…
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Mmmh! Looks delicious! Will surely try this out!
Yummy! I am normally not a huge whisky fan but I would totally try this if it’s mixed with cherries.
Could you also mix it with vodka for a different taste?
This cocktail looks delish and I love the blood red color!
You had me at cherry! 😉 Looks delicious! I’m with the poster above, have you tried it with vodka?
thats such a beautiful looking drink ..thanks will be trying it out.
What a simple but fun cherry drink recipe! Yum!
Cool post 🙂
YUM. So need to try this soon. I don’t like cherry but looking at this? Yes please. 🙂
Yum!!! I am weirdly obsessed with maraschino cherries (my grandma used to buy me a jar every Christmas) haha! SO this drink is perfect for me!
Yummy! I can’t wait to try this!
This looks amazing! I love everything Valentine’s and Cherry!
those drinks look magnificent! i love that you can make this kid friendly too, perfect for parties with adults and children!!
Interesting idea to mix whiskey with sweet cherries like that–like an amped up Manhattan, almost. I remember my cousin making us Shirley Temples back when we were kids–we felt so grown up with our own fancy drinks 🙂
Sounds delicious! Iove good cocktails!
This looks tastey! Such an interesting idea to mix it with cherries.
This looks delicious!! I must try this drink too! Thanks for sharing
I totally agree. Valentines day is not just for lovers. It celebrates love. Love for anything and everything! Need to try this recipe!
Yes !!!! Love your outlook. Thanks so much for coming by.
So simple and looks delicious!
Such a cute drink for Valentine’s day, and great idea to make a kid friendly version!
ok no only does this look amazing but it HAS to be good with the added whiskey in it! Oh my yum!
You had me at whiskey. This looks delicious and so festive for Valentine’s Day.
Not a huge cherry fan, but I love me some whiskey! This drink sounds really punchy and fun.
Such a fun Valentine drink. I am a huge cherry fan.This would be great for the holiday as the kids can have without the liquor
I’m all about easy! Lovely color that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day. I don’t think I’ve ever tried a drink with whiskey in it.
How cute you should put some edible love hearts in it and edible confetti that would look so cool. I would have mine without alcohol in it as I can’t drink but great recipe.
Sounds lovely!
that looks like a simple but yummy recipe, will have to try it out!
What a fun drink idea! My kids will try anything with maraschino cherries. Perfect for Valentine’s day!
Yum! This looks so festive! I love maraschino cherries – so yummy! And this sounds very refreshing!
What a lovely drink to enjoy on Valentine’s Day. My husband and I will enjoy this, for sure.
Looks delicious and so festive.
I don’t care what people say about maraschino cherries, I love them. This drink is definitely one for celebrating Valentine’s Day!
Oooo now this sounds like a tasty drink!!!! Anything to spice up whiskey 😉
Looks amazing and refreshing!! yummy!
That looks divine!!!
This looks delish! I cant wait to make it for Valentines Day.
Looks very delicious! Plus I love the bright red color!
All of my favorite ingredients!! How could anyone resist this? I think it’s perfect for V Day!
These look great! How fun! I will have to try! xo-Wendie
Looks delicious! Great for a date night in!
This is like an adult Shirley Temple. Looks delicious and so pretty!
this looks great..wanna try it for sure
This looks so tasty! Will have to try!!
These look SO GOOD!!! I have to try these, thank you for sharing!!!!
Oh yum! I wonder if I could make a virgin version of this. I really don’t drink!
Yes absolutely I do for the kids all the time 🙂
Looks delicious! Can’t wait to try it out this weekend! Thanks for sharing.
XO, Rachel
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These cocktails look so good, I know they would be a bit hit o Vday! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
This would pair perfectly with a Valentine’s Day dinner!
Sounds like the perfect valentines cocktail to me! I love merchino cherries!
Yum! So good and so festive!
So much yum! We love Jamison so this would be great 🙂
This looks so good!
Looks easy enough. Think I might be able to do this!