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The Blackthorn Cocktail
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Submitted on: June 27, 2024
Once again, I am using delicious cocktail cherries that I received from Maraska via The Crafted Pour's Tastemaker Program to garnish this luscious plummy cocktail named for the blackthorn bush which is famously known for the source of the Irish shillelagh and the fruit that sloe gin is made from. Interestingly enough, this cocktail has no sloe gin, but the combination of the 3 ingredients gives a very plummy flavor. The Maraska Cherries pair perfectly with this drink, making an excellent garnish...
Tools
Cocktail Mixing Glass
Bar Spoon
Hawthorne Strainer
Instructions
Garnish
Build
Glass
Estimated strength
Lemon Twist and Cocktail Cherry
Stir & Strain
Martini
About 29% ABV (estimate)
By Patrick Muldowney
Home Cocktail Enthusiast
Amateur home mixologist working through vintage and contemporary cocktail books, one drink at a time
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Stir in a mixing glass with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cocktail cherry and a lemon twist.
Editor's Note
Empress 1908 gin meets the dry, stone-fruit intensity of Kirschwasser in this refined, plummy riff on a classic. A sophisticated aperitif for the spirit-forward drinker.
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Crafted Pour
16 September 2026
This sounds like a wonderful, sophisticated take on a classic! Thank you for sharing your experience with the Maraska cherries—they sound like the perfect finishing touch for this drink.
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