Vanilla Cherry Bomb Cocktail

Our grown-up twist on the classic cherry cola combines cherry-infused vanilla vodka and liquor-soaked maraschino cherries for a quick cocktail sure to be a crowd pleaser.

By: Mariel Clark

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Photo by: H. Camille Smith

H. Camille Smith

Ingredients

4 oz. cola
2 oz. cherry-infused vanilla vodka (from boozy cherries)
1 10 oz. jar maraschino cherries, with stems
3/4 cup vanilla vodka

Yield: 1 cocktail

Instructions

1. Make cherries boozy by draining the liquid from the jar of maraschino cherries. Add vanilla vodka to the jar, enough to cover the cherries. Close the lid and refrigerate for one week for best flavor or until ready to use.

2. Add cola and cherry-infused vanilla vodka to a rocks glass filled with ice. Stir and garnish with boozy cherries. Note: This cocktail is delicious on its own but the rest of your boozy cherries by whipping up a batch of our Boozy Cherry Bomb Brownies.

Photo by: H. Camille Smith

H. Camille Smith

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