This Vodka Cherry Limeade Cocktail is a boozy twist on the favorite drink. Made with cherry syrup, vodka, fresh lime juice, and soda water, this easy cocktail recipe has a pleasantly sweet taste and balanced body.
This boozy cherry limeade has a great cherry flavor thanks to homemade cherry syrup. With fresh lime juice, vodka, and bubbly soda water, this delicious cocktail will be your new summer sipper.
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Why you'll love this recipe
- Simple ingredients
- Uses homemade cherry simple syrup
- Light and refreshing
Ingredients
Here are a few quick notes about the ingredients in this recipe. You can see a complete list of ingredients and instructions in the recipe card below.
Cherry simple syrup - This cherry vodka limeade uses an easy homemade cherry syrup. Combining organic cane sugar, fresh cherries, and water, the syrup ingredients will make enough for several drinks and can be kept in the refrigerator.
Lime juice - Fresh lime juice is best for that signature lime flavor.
Vodka - Use your favorite vodka for these cherry drinks!
Soda water - Club soda, Topo Chico, and homemade soda water are great options.
Step-by-step ingredients
Step 1: Add water, organic cane sugar, and cherries to a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat then lower to medium heat, stirring frequently until sugar dissolves into water.
Step 2: Remove from heat once the cherries have released their juices and start to soften when gently pressed with a spoon. Allow syrup to cool completely to room temperature. Strain simple syrup with a fine mesh sieve into an airtight container and discard solids or save them to use later.
Step 3: Place ice cubes in rocks or old-fashioned glass. Add cherry syrup, vodka, and lime juice to a glass and stir. Top with soda water and garnish with cherries and lime wedges.
Recipe tips
- A mason jar makes a great storage container for the infused fruit syrup.
- You can garnish the cherry lime cocktails with fresh or maraschino cherries. I like using the leftover cherries from the simple syrup.
- The syrup recipe will make enough or countless vodka cocktails and other flavored sweet drinks.
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📖 Recipe
Vodka Cherry Limeade Cocktail
Ingredients
Cherry Simple Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup organic cane sugar
- 2 cups cherries, pitted
Vodka Cherry Limeade
- 1 ½ ounces vodka
- ¾ ounce fresh lime juice
- ¾ ounce cherry simple syrup
- 2 ounces club soda
- cherries and lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
Cherry Simple Syrup
- In a medium saucepan, add water, organic cane sugar, and cherries. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat then lower to medium heat, stirring frequently until sugar dissolves into water.
- Remove from heat once the cherries have released their juices and start to soften when gently pressed with a spoon. Allow syrup to cool completely to room temperature.
- Strain simple syrup with a fine mesh sieve into a airtight container and discard solids or save them to use later.
Vodka Cherry Limeade
- Place ice cubes in a rocks or old fashioned glass. Add cherry syrup, vodka, and lime juice to glass and stir. Top with soda water and garnish with cherries and a lime wheel or wedge.
Sarah
Delicious! This is the perfect summer cocktail. So refreshing.
Tessa
It is very refreshing! Thanks, Sarah!