R-e-d-r-u-m Cocktail

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 fresh strawberries, hulled
• 2 tablespoons seedless red raspberry preserves
• 3 ounces blood orange juice (i found a bottle at trader joe's)
• 1/2 ounce cherry brandy, kirsberry (optional)
• 1/2 ounce brandy, favorite cognac
• 1/2 ounce dark rum
• 1/2 ounce malibu rum, passionfruit
• crushed ice
• club soda, to top
• key lime, to squeeze over top
• fruit sorbet (optional but recommended) or fruit sherbet, to float-use favorite flavor but you might consider a red one (optional but recommended)
• red fruit, to garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a cocktail shaker, mash together strawberries and raspberry preserves.
• 2 stir in blood orange juice.
• 3 pour in brandy and rum.
• 4 add crushed ice and shake.
• 5 strain into a tall glass (filled with ice or not).
• 6 top with club soda and the juice from a key lime.
• 7 float a scoop of your favorite fruit sorbet or sherbet, if desired. it helps sweeten this slightly tart/bitter drink.
• 8 garnish with red fruits (strawberry, blood orange wedge, cherries, raspberries, etc.), if desired.
• 9 enjoy!