Bourbon & Cherry Mule Cocktail

Since I’m not pregnant this summer for the first time in two years, I’ve really been enjoying making all sorts of different cocktails. I’ve had this one in the back of my head since last summer, just before I got pregnant with our second, Ava, and have had all the ingredients just sitting and waiting for the right moment.

The time has come! This is a bourbon and cherry mule – the smokey bourbon is perfectly balanced with the sweetness of the cherries and the spice of ginger beer.

I used Stonewall Kitchen’s bada bing cherries – guys, you must. They’re so good. Forget the maraschino cherry thing. The bada bings is what’s up, especially for this cocktail. They’re in cherry juice, which you’ll use for this recipe, and it’s just got so much flavor (I’m already working on another recipe to use these cherries for, I love them SO much.)

And then, of course as I’m making these cocktails and cheersing my hubby, Harper wanted one. I smashed up some cherries for her with some sparkling water (randomly her favorite thing in the world) and then we walked up the street in our diaper (and sunscreen) drinking our mocktail. The pure joy though.

Let me know if you make one of these cocktails – so refreshing in this heat!