The Black Rose

Name: The Black Rose
Ingredients: 1 1/2 ounces Irish whiskey; 1 ounce Malbec red wine or other full-bodied red wine; 1/2 ounce grenadine or cherry juice; 1/2 ounce raspberry liqueur; 2 drops vanilla extract; 1 Pickled cherry, pitted, for garnish, store-bought or homemade, recipe follows; 3 cups white wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons sugar; Pinch salt; 1 pound pitted cherries, fresh or thawed frozen

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 ounces Irish whiskey
1 ounce Malbec red wine or other full-bodied red wine
1/2 ounce grenadine or cherry juice
1/2 ounce raspberry liqueur
2 drops vanilla extract
1 Pickled cherry, pitted, for garnish, store-bought or homemade, recipe follows
3 cups white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
Pinch salt
1 pound pitted cherries, fresh or thawed frozen

Directions

1

Fill a shaker with ice.
2

Add the whiskey, wine, grenadine, raspberry liqueur and vanilla extract and shake.
3

Strain the cocktail into a tall glass filled with ice and garnish with a pickled cherry.
4

Bring the vinegar, sugar, salt and 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan and cook until the sugar is dissolved.
5

Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
6

Pour the liquid over the cherries in a bowl or jar and cool let completely before covering.
7

Keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.