Crimson Harvest

Styled by Kate Ashley
Photography by Kelly Moore Clark

This cherry-rosemary cocktail perfectly captures September’s transition, blending bright, fresh flavors with warm herbal notes to welcome the early signs of fall.

WHAT YOU NEED:
2 tablespoons raspberries
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary
1 tablesspoon apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons raspberry jam
2 ounces vodka
Sparking water
Juice from half of a lemon
Fresh cherries, garnish

DIRECTIONS:
In a shaker, muddle raspberries, rosemary, and lemon juice. Add vinegar, jam, and vodka, then shake with ice. Strain into a glass, top with sparkling water, stir, and garnish with a cherry.

To make lemon sugar, combine zest from one lemon and two tablespoons of sugar on shallow plate. Rim glasses with sugar mix and fill glasses with ice.