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These on-trend cocktails celebrate the hottest flavor of 2025

Sweet and sharp cherry is the flavor of the moment

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You know all about cocktail cherries, but it’s looking like 2025 will be the year of the cherry cocktail. From TikTok to Pinterest, the cherry aesthetic is everywhere this year — and that includes in drinks. As a versatile fruit, cherry can be sweet or sharp, making it handy for mixing into a wide variety of drinks in different styles. Try out some of these recipes to capture the cherry vibes for 2025.

Empress 1908 Sparkling Cherry

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Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ oz Empress 1908 Indigo Gin
  • ½ oz Cherry Juice
  • 2 Drops Rose Bitters or Rose Water
  • 5 oz Rosé Sparkling Wine
  • Cherry Candy Hearts

Method:

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Place cherry candy hearts on a plate lined with parchment paper and set in the freezer for 4 hours or until frozen. Then, place the frozen cherry hearts into a serving glass acting as ice cubes to chill the drink. Add the Cherry juice, Rose Bitters, and Empress 1908 Gin into a glass, mixing to combine. Pour over the chilled candy hearts, then top with rosé sparkling wine before serving!

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Avaline Cambrusco Spirtz

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Ingredients:

  • 2 oz of Avaline Lambrusco
  • 2 oz of 100% Pomegranate-Cranberry Juice
  • Sparkling Water
  • Lemon
  • Garnish: 1-3 Maraschino Cherries

Method:

In a tall glass, add ice, Add Lambrusco & 100% Pomegranate-Cranberry Juice. Fill to the top with Sparkling Water, Add one squeeze of a lemon wedg, Garnish with Maraschino Cherries.

Rosa Cherry Bling

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Ingredients:

  • Chilled Rosa Regale Red
  • Cherry vodka

Method:

Mix equal parts chilled Rosa Regale and cherry vodka. Pour over ice and garnish with fresh cherries.

Woodford Reserve Manhattan

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Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. Woodford Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  • 3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth
  • 3 dashes Woodford Reserve® Aromatic Bitters

Method:

Fill mixing glass with ingredients, add ice, and stir gently for 10-15 secs. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry.

Cherry & Chocolate

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Ingredients:

  • 35ml Savoia Americano
  • 20ml Bourbon whiskey
  • 2 pinches of bitter cocoa
  • Garnish: Black Cherry

Method: Mix the ingredients and serve in a glass with ice. Decorate with a black cherry and cocoa powder.

Krakhattan

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Ingredients:

  • 1.5 part Kraken® Black Spiced Rum
  • 1 part Sweet Vermouth
  • .5 part Applejack
  • 1 dash Angostura Bitters
  • 1 dash Orange Bitters
  • Garnish: with a Brandied Cherry

Method:

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass, stir with ice and strain.

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