Cherry Bounce takes a long time to make, so it does require patience, but is oh so very good when done. You can use different liquors to get completely different drinks.

If you haven’t had a fruit bounce before, you are missing out! Think Grenadine, but with a kick. You can add it to other drinks to give more flavor, drink as is, or spice up tonic, sparkling soda, or ginger ale.

Changing out the cherries will also give it an entirely new flavor. You can use sweet cherries, or our Royal Anne’s for more tartness, or ask for a pollenizer cherry for a deep, rich flavor. Pollenizers tend to be a little less sweet and a little dryer of a cherry, so they go really well in alcohol to make wines, ports and beer.

Bottle in fun bottles like these: Decorative Bottles to store long term or give away as gifts.

We use this style of glass jar to make our bounce in.

Cherry Bounce

Recipe for Cherry Bounce from fresh Cherries

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Prep Time 30

Resting Time 47

Total Time 47 30

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Servings 16 servings

Equipment

Half Gallon Jar
Strainer
1 Quart Jar

Ingredients

1 lb Fresh Cherries Remove Stems
2 3/4 c Sugar
4 c Captain Morgan Spiced Rum Can also use Vodka, regular Rum, Bourbon, or Cognac

Instructions

Wash cherries and take each one and slash with tip of paring knife
Take one cup of the rum and add the sugar into the half-gallon jar, shaking well to dissolve the sugar as much as you can.
Add cherries and shake again to mix as best you can
Add remaining 3 cups of rum
Shake again gently to distribute the cherries
Place the jar in a sunny spot, indoors and let sit for 7 days.
After the 7 days, put the jar in a dark spot, and let it sit undisturbed for another 40 days
After the time is up, put a strainer over the top of a pitcher or container and strain the cherry mixture through it.
Cover the strained juice and let settle for a couple of hours, then gently pour into a clean 1 qt jar, so that you do not include any of the sediment.

Notes

You can use a wide variety of liquors with this recipe, or change out the fruit. Depending on the liquor you use, you will get an entirely different drink. Vodka will give you more cherry flavor, bourbon gives it a smokey edge and cognac turns it almost into a cherry wine. Experiment and find what you like!

The strained fruit can be used to go over vanilla cake, pound cake or ice cream (although not for children!). It makes a really nice spiked dessert.

Add the bounce to tonic water, ginger ale, or club soda for a lovely, flavored drink.

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