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Took some dried cherries and a few frozen sweet red cherries and am steeping in 180.
I'll let you know how it turns out.

Also thinking that I should try Tart Cherries too.

Panties will be dropping….

As a gift for a friend,I tried this a few years ago with a bag of the costco dried tart cherries.I'm not a huge cherry fan but I stashed a small bottle away in the back of the cupboard and forgot about it. Tried it recently - more complex than I remembered with a hint of cherry at the end. I'd recommend making double and stashing half away......if you can

Decided to add some frozen sweet cherries. They did bump up the flavor.

Hello Cherry Bounce?

I picked the cherries, fermented and distilled them, then added some frozen cherries to macerate... one of the best products I've ever made. As a note, I can say that you can eat the cherries at the end of the maceration if you like the flavor. I remember that my grandfather made grapes "in alcohol", that is, immersed in a neutral alcool (bought)...same thing with cherries.

I've used sour cherries to make a Romanian version of a cherry liqueur called Vișinată. Tuica or Palinka is usually the base spirit used for maceration, usually as high as proof as you can find . Macerate, and sweeten to taste. With the canned cherries you buy in US grocery stores, I add the syrup in the can to get all the flavor.

No matter what you call it, it makes a nice drink for the ladies at holiday parties.

I did manage to coat some the macerated cherries in chocolate, and served as a topping on ice cream.