Cherry juice with vodka Calories

Start with about two parts cherry juice to one part vodka, then adjust to your taste. Using more juice gives a fruitier, less spirit-forward drink; adding soda can lengthen it without making it sweeter.

Yes, sour cherry juice works especially well because its tartness balances vodka and sweet mixers. Taste it before mixing, since some bottled sour cherry juices are already sweetened; add lemon or soda if the finished drink tastes too sweet.

Soda water, lemon juice, and ginger ale all pair well with cherry juice and vodka. Soda keeps the drink crisp, lemon sharpens the fruit, and ginger ale makes it sweeter and spicier; add a little at a time to find your preferred balance.

Yes, serve cherry juice with vodka cold over ice, ideally in a tall glass. Add the ice just before serving to limit dilution, and garnish with a lemon wedge or a cherry if you have one.

Yes, pit and crush fresh cherries, then strain the juice before adding vodka. Fresh cherry juice can be more tart and less sweet than bottled juice, so taste the mixture before adding any sweetener.

You can mix the vodka and cherry juice ahead and chill them in a covered container. Add ice and any carbonated mixer only when serving, because melting ice waters the drink down and soda loses its fizz.

Choose unsweetened or tart cherry juice and add lemon juice or soda water to make cherry juice with vodka less sweet. Avoid adding syrup, and adjust the drink gradually so the tartness does not overwhelm the fruit flavor.

Refrigerate leftover cherry juice with vodka in a sealed container if it has not been sitting out for long. It is best consumed promptly; discard a serving that has been left at room temperature for an extended period, especially if it contains ice or fresh fruit.

Cherry juice can soften vodka’s sharp taste, so cherry juice with vodka may taste fruitier and milder than the alcohol content suggests. The juice does not remove the alcohol, so treat the drink as alcoholic even when it tastes sweet.