I am prepared for the winter when there will be no cherries at all. I shall be drinking the cherry infused brandy and eating the cherries in front of the fire!
Cherries in Brandy
350 g sugar
1 liter brandy
Ripe, unblemished cherries, stalks on, washed. stones in
sterilized jars
Dissolve the sugar in the brandy. Cut the end of the cherry stalks off leaving about 1/2 of the stalk on the cherry and prick the cherry with a needle on the opposite side of the stem. Pack the cherries in the jars, ensure that the jars are full enough so that the cherries will not float around later. Pour the brandy mixture in the jars, make sure that all the cherries are covered. Store in a cool dark place for 3 months before eating.
I try very hard but I always eat mine up long before the 3 months are past and they always taste wonderful!
Back Yard Farmer 
I am about to make Drunken Plums for the first time and was kinda hoping I could drink it sooner than 2 months 🙂
I tried drunken plums too but my plums were the size of cherries. The result was ok but the cherries were better.
I can imagine the cherries are delicious.
You won’t care that there aren’t any cherries left because you will have a warm glow of contentment in cares place 😉
The cherries in brandy are going so fast that I may not have any glow left when I need it most
Oh NO! You might just have to resort to straight brandy! 😉
That is not a problem either, as I like Cognac a lot – Regards Back Yard Farmer
LOL! 😉