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Food

Ground Cherry Cocktail Recipe

The butterscotch flavor of ground cherries combined with rum and fresh basil is cocktail perfection.
Ground Cherry Cocktail Recipe
Photo by Matt Zuras

Servings: 1
Prep time: 5 minutes
Total time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

2 ounces light rum
1 ounce simple syrup
1/4 cup ground cherries
4 basil leaves, torn, plus more for garnish

Directions

Place the rum, simple syrup, cherries, and basil in a cocktail shaker and muddle. Add ice and shake, then strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with basil leaves.