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Lemon Whiskey Sours with Fresh Cherries

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    Forget sour mix. Try this cocktail made with fresh lemon juice and cherries.
    Martha Stewart Living, September 2008
    • Yield Serves 8
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    Ingredients

    • 1 lemon wedge
    • 1/2 cup superfine sugar, plus more for rims
    • 1 3/4 cups whiskey
    • 3/4 cup kirsch
    • 1 cup fresh lemon juice (from 4 to 5 lemons)
    • 4 dashes bitters
    • 6 cups small ice cubes, plus more for glasses
    • 8 cherries, for garnish
    • 8 thin strips lemon zest

    Directions

    1. Rub lemon wedge on rims of 8 glasses, then dip rims in sugar.

    2. Combine whiskey, kirsch, lemon juice, sugar, bitters, and ice in a pitcher, stirring until sugar dissolves. Divide among ice-filled glasses, garnish each with a cherry and a strip of lemon zest, and serve immediately.

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