Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ounces Irish whiskey
• 1 ounce Malbec red wine or other full-bodied red wine
• 1/2 ounce grenadine or cherry juice
• 1/2 ounce raspberry liqueur
• 2 drops vanilla extract
• 1 Pickled cherry, pitted, for garnish, store-bought or homemade, recipe follows
• 3 cups white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• Pinch salt
• 1 pound pitted cherries, fresh or thawed frozen

Instructions

1. Fill a shaker with ice. Add the whiskey, wine, grenadine, raspberry liqueur and vanilla extract and shake. Strain the cocktail into a tall glass filled with ice and garnish with a pickled cherry.
2. Bring the wine, vinegar, sugar, salt and 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan and cook until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly. Pour the liquid over the cherries in a bowl or jar and cool let completely before covering. Keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.