Brandied Cherries ice cream

I love flowers, I love pink, and I love cocktails.  

Brandied cherries make me very happy; they make any cocktail taste better.  As I suspected, they also makes a fabulous ice cream, too!  With fresh cherries, brandy, and some love and magic, this Brandied Cherries ice cream could be my new favorite.  With every bite, I am reassured that spring is around the corner and this summer is going to be fantastic!

After a seemingly endless winter, spring has arrived in Washington, DC.  The sunshine has lifted Washingtonians' spirits, and the District's famed cherry trees have begun to bloom.  The Cherry Blossom Festival is a Washington, DC tradition. In 1912, the people of Japan sent over 3,000 cherry trees to the United States as a gift of friendship.  

For over 100 years, a frosting of pink and white petals have covered the treetops and sidewalks in the spring.  To me, the petals on the ground can be as enchanting as the flowers in the trees.  With any gust of wind, the sidewalk can become a spontaneous confetti party with pink explosion of petals filling the air with perfume.