Cherry Bounce for the Holidays 2026

 

3 cups cherries, 3 cups whiskey (about a 5th), 2/3 cup sugar, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 whole cloves. Let sit in dark place for 3-6 months and serve for the holidays. Did this first time last year and very good.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_bounce 

Cherry Bounce - Evan Williams

 

Latest batch of cherry bounce. Still have half a bottle of the Four Roses batch and I made a blueberry version. Next one I make may be a big one for family for the holidays. 

3 cups cherries, 3 cups whiskey (one fifth), 2/3 cup sugar, one cinnamon stick, two whole cloves. Let sit in a dark place for 3-4 months. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_bounce

Blueberry Bounce

 

New wrinkle on the cherry bounce recipe for the holidays. Frozen blueberries, sugar, whiskey, cinnamon stick. Let sit in dark place 3-4 months. 

3 cups blueberries, 3 cups whiskey (one fifth), 2/3 cup sugar, one cinnamon stick.

Manhattan

 

2 oz. rye whiskey (or bourbon), 1 oz. sweet vermouth, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, cherry garnish. Add whiskey, vermouth, bitters in mixing glass with ice and stir. Strain into chilled glass and garnish with cherry.

Didn't have the right kind of glasses so I broke it in two, with two chilled glasses, and two cherries. 

Next week the Mai Tai. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_(cocktail) 

https://www.liquor.com/recipes/manhattan-2/

Bininger's Old Kentucky Bourbon, A.M. Bininger & Co., N.Y. sole proprietors

 

• Whiskey advertising label showing woman carrying bundle of grain.
• Heppenheimer, Frederick, -1876.
• c1860.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/99403779/
  

Lawless (2012)

 

Directed by John Hillcoat. Found on Tubi. Tom Hardy, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman, Shia LaBeouf, Jessica Chastain. Nick Cave screenplay. Moonshine whiskey. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawless_(2012_film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/lawless-2012

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/58327/lawless/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/lawless-film-review-326812/

Cherry Bounce - Four Roses

 

Latest batch of Cherry Bounce ready today. Four Roses whiskey, sitting on the shelf for 3 yrs., 3 cups cherries, 2/3 cup sugar, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 whole cloves. Let sit in dark place 3-6 months. Have a blueberry one coming up in May.

One 5th of whiskey is close to 3 cups so I just use the whole bottle now. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_bounce

Whiskey Bounce

 

Fill rocks glass with ice. Add 1/2 oz. cherry bounce to bottom. 1 shot whiskey on that. Top off with ginger ale or Sprite and stir. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_bounce

Bininger's "Old Times" family rye, distilled in 1848...designed for family & medicinal use

 

• Farm harvesting and factory scenes.
• c1859.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2001701483/
  

Gentleman Jack

 

Bottle has been sitting on the shelf, unopened, for three years. I want the bottle itself this summer to hold tabasco peppers and vinegar as a decorative thing. I filled two smaller whiskey bottles with peppers this past summer and gave one away as a Christmas present.

Cherry Bounce 12/25

 

Made this back in Aug. for the holidays. Turned out very good. Cherries, sugar, whiskey, cinnamon stick, 2 whole cloves. Let sit 3-6 months. I would have used a whole fifth of whiskey if I had known how good it was going to be. Mixing with ginger ale tonight. Also good in cocktails and desserts.

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/cherry-bounce.html 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_bounce

Bininger's Pioneer Bourbon, A.M. Bininger & Co.

 

• Bourbon advertising label showing man holding rifle and warming his hands by campfire, with moon in background.
• Sarony, Major & Knapp Lith.
• c1859.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/99403797/
  

Old Crow whiskey

 

• Whiskey advertising label showing two women burlesque performers.
• c1870.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/99403793/
  

Peanut Store, Atlantic City, New Jersey

 

Peanuts.

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1976.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017711915/
  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutty_Sark_(whisky)

Cherry Bounce

 

Making now for the holidays. I'm using one bag frozen dark cherries but pitted fresh cherries are best. 2/3 cup sugar, 2 whole cloves, 1 cinnamon stick, 2-3 cups whiskey. Combine everything in a jar, shake, and store in a dark place at least 3 months. Shaking occasionally. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_bounce

https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/life/food/2019/08/19/cherry-bounce-recipes-and-advice-wisconsin-cordial-home-makers-door-county/1931502001/

Sam Whiskey (1969)

 

Directed by Arnold Laven. Found on Tubi. Burt Reynolds, Ossie Davis, Angie Dickinson, Clint Walker.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Whiskey

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17753/sam-whiskey#articles-reviews?articleId=17944 

https://jeffarnoldswest.com/2020/02/sam-whiskey-ua-1969/

[Trademark registration by E. Block & Sons for Possum Hollow brand Whisky]

 

• 1874 Aug. 18.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2020746152/
  

[Trademark registration by C. Rebstock & Co. for Golden Horn brand Whisky]

 

• [Trademark registration by C. Rebstock & Co. for Golden Horn brand Whisky]
• 1879 Feb. 11.
• Advertising labels--1870-1880.

This is what I see when I click on next page on my "whiskey" keyword search at Library of Congress. 

https://www.loc.gov/item/2022669095/

Gilbert & Parsons, hygienic whiskey--for medical use

 

• Print shows an advertisement for Gilbert & Parsons hygienic whiskey, with ornate border, farm scene, and distillery.
• N.Y. : Lith. in colors by Robertson, Seibert & Shearman, N.Y., [1860]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/96501026/
  

New Whiskey Bar and Crime Fiction First Editions

 

Wider view of living room after clean up. These are the "good book" shelves. First editions, collectibles, misc. firsts. A couple of good 60s & 70s spy thrillers with notable titles on the booze side. Luck finds at annual LSU Book Bazaar. Audubon print fell off the wall after hurricane due to humidity. Only broke the glass.