Cherry Bounce
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz Bourbon Whiskey
1 oz Sparkling white wine
3/4 oz Lemon juice
3/4 oz Cherry Syrup
1/2 oz Simple syrup
2 dash Angostura bitters
Garnishes
None
Glass
Preparation
Combine all ingredients except for the sparkling wine in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until chilled.
Strain into a coupe glass over a single large ice cube.
Top with sparkling wine and garnish with cherries.
History
The Cherry Bounce has been a stalwart at Jonny Raglin’s San Francisco Bar, Comstock Saloon. According to Raglin, a regular told him about a midcentury Hollywood restaurant that served a house cocktail called the Cherry Bounce, which contained both cherry brandy and Champagne. He used this as a starting point for his bourbon-based sour sweetened with cherry syrup (left over from Griottines brandied cherries) topped with sparkling wine.
