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Dirty Cherry Cola
Cola, cherry, and a soft vanilla finish.
1 drink3 minutesHighball or 16 oz soda glass
01 · What you need
Ingredients
- 5 oz chilled colaCola
- 1 oz tart cherry juiceTart Cherry Juice
- ½ oz fresh lime juiceFresh Lime Juice
- ½ oz half-and-halfHalf-And-Half
- IceIce
02 · Make it
Method
- 01
Fill a chilled serving glass with fresh ice.
- 02
Add the juices, syrups, and cream, then stir until smooth.
- 03
Top slowly with the chilled soda and lift once with a bar spoon.
- 04
Garnish and serve immediately.
Happiest note
The lime should sharpen the cherry, not turn this into a sour. Add the cream last and stir only once.
Tonight's Brief
On the chart.
Make it for a crowd
More glasses, same good idea.
For 6, combine 30 oz cola, 6 oz tart cherry juice, and 3 oz lime juice in a chilled pitcher. Pour over ice, finish each glass with ½ oz half-and-half, and stir gently.
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