Cherry Picking with Joe Keeper & Wesly Moore

This week, we're joined by the wonderful Joe Keeper and Wesly Moore, both from our favorite liquor store. Bar Keeper (@barkeepersilverlake), to discuss the wide world of cherries and cherry liqueur. We go into why exactly there are so many different cherry liqueurs, what separates a Maraschino liqueur from a cherry brandy from a kirschwasser, and why expectations can be deceiving. Join us for this tour of a microcosm of fortified fruits, and then check out Bar Keeper to try some for yourself!

Recipes Discussed:

Braniff

1 1/2 oz. Banhez Mezcal

3/4 oz. Maraska Maraschino Liqueur

3/4 oz. fresh lime juice

1/4. oz. Giffard Créme de Violette

Combine all the ingredients in a shaker with ice, and shake until chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe glass, and garnish with a lime wheel and two brandied cherries.

Death Rattle

1 oz. Festlig Aquavit Krogstad

3/4 oz. Luxardo Sangue Morlacco Cherry Liqueur

1/2 oz. Fernet-Vallet

1/2 oz. fresh grapefruit juice

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice, and shake until chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe glass, and garnish with a grapefruit wedge and a brandied cherry.