The Fourth of July is quickly approaching which means barbecues, drinks and summer cocktails. It’s the perfect time to enjoy with your friends and family. If you’re hosting this year’s fireworks celebration, blow (pun intended) everyone away with the perfect summer cocktail. Our cherry bomb cocktail is perfect to enjoy anytime but it’s always just right for that summer fun.
Cherry Bomb Cocktail
Yields: 2 servings
Ingredients:
5-6 ice cubes
1 cup ginger ale
1/2 cup cherry vodka
4 Tablespoons grenadine
Red sanding sugar
Bing or maraschino cherries, to garnish
Directions:
Pour the red sanding sugar on a plate.
Wet the rims of your serving glasses with water (or you could use a lime wedge). Dip each rim into the sanding sugar and coat evenly. Chill glasses for 15 minutes.
Place 5-6 ice cubes in a cocktail shaker.
Add the ginger ale, cherry vodka and grenadine. Place the lid on the cocktail shaker and SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE!
Pour the cherry bomb mixture into the 2 chilled glasses, filled with ice.
Garnish with Bing or maraschino cherries.
Want the deliciousness without the alcohol? You can easily create a virgin cherry bomb cocktail by leaving out the vodka and it’s still a fabulous summer drink!
How do you celebrate during the summer? Do you have the perfect summer cocktail? Comment below and share your ideas with us!
12 responses to “The Perfect Summer Cocktail”
I love different kinds of cocktails. This looks yummy but also pretty with the Red sugar around the rim. I know this would be a hit.
Sounds delicious! Can’t wait to try it.
That would be very refreshing and it’s so colorful.
Yum, this sounds a little too good. I have not seen cherry vodka yet but will have to look for it.
These all look so delicious and summery too,Great for cookout or party
Thanks for the post! I’m always looking for new ideas for great tasting cocktails for my best friend and I to enjoy when we get together in the summer to enjoy some rest, relaxation and much needed time together. Just added this one to the list ♥
Yum! This Cherry Bomb summer cocktail not only sounds delicious, it looks so pretty! So perfect for the summer barbecues or just because. Pinned it so I don’t lose the recipe! I can see a trip to my local liquor store is in my future! Thanks!!
This sounds like a super refreshing cocktail! I love cherries too, so it’s a win win! Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
This recipe looks yummy!
I love a good summer cocktail. This looks so refreshing.
We’re not big drinkers at our house, but even so, it’s nice to have something once in a while. My first thought is that this recipe is kind of like a grown-up version of the Shirley Temple. One thing we never lack at our house is maraschino cherries (my daughter loves them and her boyfriend buys them in bulk from Costco). I’ll have to try this!
OOo, I love these flavors together. It reminds me of a grown up Shirley Temple, which were my favorite as a kid. Thank you for sharing!