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The Maraschino Candidate

pg. 81 of Gone With The Gin Cocktails with a Hollywood Twist by Tim Federle

1 ounce gin

1 ounce lime juice

1 ounce maraschino cherry liquor (like Luxardo)

½ ounce simple syrup*

½ ounce blue curacao

Maraschino cherry to garnish

Combine all the liquid ingredients with the ice in a shaker.  Shake well, strain into a highball glass over fresh ice, and top with the maraschino cherry.  Talk about hypnotizing!

*Simple Syrup:

For easy, at home simple syrup, boil 1 part water to 2 parts sugar, until it reduces to –you guessed it- syrup.  Bottle, refrigerate, and enjoy within a month.