Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 1/2 pounds cherries
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 750 milliliter vodka (80 Proof)

Instruction

  • Pit the cherries and place them in a glass container large enough to hold them, the vodka and the sugar.  Add the vodka and sugar to the jar.  Shake to dissolve the sugar.  Steep in a cool, dark place for 8 weeks.
  • The original recipe tells you at 8 weeks to strain out the solids and then add 1/2 cup of simple sugar syrup and age for 2 to 3 months.  I obviously skip this step.  I just let mine age with the cherries in it for about 3 months and then start fishing out the cherries as I need (or want) them!