Best Substitutes for Cherry Juice
Out of Cherry Juice? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.
Original Ingredient
Cherry Juice
Juice
Tart, bright cherry nose with ruby-red fruit and mild sweetness. Palate is tangy with crisp acidity and concentrated cherry flavor. Clean finish with lingering sweet-sour balance.
Recommended Substitutes
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Cranberry Juice
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
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Pomegranate juice
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
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Grenadine
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
General Substitution Tips
- → Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
- → For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
- → Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
- → For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.