Sour Cherry Ratafia

Cherries flavor many of the most aromatically appealing liqueurs and eaux-de-vie made—ratafia, marasquin, and kirsch. For home-made cordials, the fruit works remarkably well, thanks to the intense almondy kernel flavor, which is quickly imparted without complicated techniques or machinery.

The somewhat old-fashioned term ratafia is used to describe liqueurs or cordials made by steeping or infusing, particularly stone fruits. The drink has been around since the Renaissance, wh