My very first blog post on July 2, 2011, was about making Cherry Bounce. After the cherries, honey and bourbon were mixed, it was supposed to be kept in a cool place for approximately six months. I figured that Christmas Day was close enough to six months for me to give it a try!
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| Cherry Bounce just after it was made back in July |
It is suggested that it be drank neat, so that is what we tried. My husband says that it tastes like medicine, but I think that it is sweet and smooth. I am a huge fan of Cherry Dr. Pepper and what would make more sense than to mix some of the Cherry Bounce with it?! Very yummy indeed.
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| The only cool place that I had to keep the Bounce was in the fridge. That is why the jar is covered with condensation.. |
Since the recipe also mentions putting some of the cherries over ice cream, I thought that I would give one of the cherries a taste. Ooooooo-WEEEEE! That was a STRONG cherry! Perhaps if the cherries were chopped up and then put on the ice cream, it might be pretty good.
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| The Bounce turned a deep garnet red. |
Over all, I would give Cherry Bounce two thumbs up!
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.
Glad it turned out so well.
ReplyDeleteDo you think it would have been less sweet if you had been able to find sour cherries?
ReplyDeleteI think if I had used 1/2 sour cherries, that it would have been better. Hopefully, I will think of this next year when sour cherries are ripe and I will just have to make another batch!
ReplyDeleteI used mostly sour cherries from Door County WI because thats where I first heard of Bounce. I used sugar instead of honey and Southern Comfort for the booze. Yum. I want to dip the cherries in chocolate. Had them in WI too. Yum. But I am not sure how to do it. They have pits. I had some last year that had the pits and the bartender just told me about them. They were strong but with a good cheese or a nice dark stout. Yum they would be great!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Judy, I really want to try it with a blend of sweet and sour cherries. I just totally missed the sour cherry season here in Virginia this past year. Southern Comfort! What a great idea! Yum!
ReplyDeleteI will bet that the cherries would taste wonderful dipped in chocolate! I found this website about removing the pits. I have not tried it, but it looks fairly easy. http://localfoods.about.com/od/summer/ss/PitCherries_2.htm