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Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/4 cup cherry juice
  • 1 quart soda water

Method

  • In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup water and the sugar.
  • Add the vanilla bean.
  • Boil over medium heat for 2 minutes or until the mixture has reduced to a thin syrup.
  • Remove the vanilla bean; rinse in hot water; set aside to air-dry and reserve for another use.
  • Allow the syrup to cool.
  • Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts and the cherry juice.
  • Pour 2 tablespoons of the cherry-vanilla syrup over ice cubes in a tall glass and fill with soda water; stir to combine.
  • Serve with a silly straw.