Ingredients

1 cup bourbon 

2 tablespoons sugar 

4 ounces dried (no oil added) cherries (3/4 cup) 

Preparation

Bring bourbon and sugar to a gentle simmer in a small saucepan over low heat. (Watch carefully, since bourbon may ignite.) Simmer, stirring, until sugar dissolves.

Pour bourbon syrup over cherries in a 12-ounce glass jar. Let stand overnight to macerate.