Cherry Old Fashioned

Check out this twist on the classic Old Fashioned Cocktail. It substitutes cherry for the usual orange flavoring to make a sweeter, less acidic cocktail.

Ingredients:

~ 1.5 oz burbon (use 2oz to cut sweetness)

~ 0.75 oz simple syrup

~ 2 dashes angostura bitters

~ 1-2 cocktail cherries

~ small dash of cocktail cherry syrup (the juice from the cocktail cherry jar)

Instructions:

Combine burbon, simple syrup, bitters and cherry syrup in a glass and stir. Add ice. Skewer 1-2 cocktail cherries and place in glass.