A Refreshing & Sparkling Gin Cherry Tart Just in Time for Spring — See Gin Ricky

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In honor of the month of April and those I hold dear….a Gin Cherry Tart is in order.

We do gin in my family.

Not everyone, but most.

When in Vegas (as a newly turned 21-year old), my aunt M introduced me to Tom Collins (the drink, the man, the legend).

Tom Collins is a fantastic drink to order while playing slot machines and cooling off from the sweltering heat.

Cherry Tart Inception

As I was preparing a cocktail to unwind with, I started to wonder if cherry and gin work well together.

I usually just mix cherry tart juice in with club soda and call it a night — so I didn’t know if adding gin was a good taste test of an idea or if I would regret mixing them together.

Testing new drinks is interesting at the best of times.

After mixing my concoction, and googling to see if it was already a drink that was in existence — I found out about the good ol’ Gin Ricky, which I had never heard of.

I tried my drink. Next, I tried a Gin Ricky.

To be fair, I actually preferred my drink to a classic Gin Ricky, even though they are very similar.

Here is the recipe for a Cherry Tart version of a Gin Ricky.