Red Skies

1. 1

   Pit your cherries and place them into a blender. Juice your lemons, straining out any seeds, into the blender. Add sugar. Blend until cherries have been thoroughly liquified. If your blender has trouble, add up to 1/4 cup water.

2. 2

   Stain cherry juice into a glass measure, through a fine mesh strainer to remove most of the solids. Press out as much liquid as possible. Add water to a total volume of 1 1/2 cups of cherry juice. Stir.

3. 3

   Pour into an ice cube tray (or more if needed.) Freeze until solid (at least several hours).

4. 4

   Note: This will make enough cherry juice cubes for 2 batches of the cocktail. Alternately, use additional cubes in limeade, to keep your Red Skies icy cold for longer, or eat them like mini-popsicles.

5. 5

   Combine gin, creme de violette, and cherry juice cubes in a blender. Blend until smooth. Taste, and stir in lemon juice if desired.

6. 6

   Divide between 2 cocktail glasses. Kick back and enjoy!

7. 7

   Note: If need be you can omit the creme de violette. It adds a nice floral note, but the cocktail is still tasty without it.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.