Tricky Cocktail Puzzle: Oranges and Cherries Hold the Key!

As a detective, I approached the crossword clue ‘Cocktail garnished with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry‘ by first examining the clues provided and attempting to match them with the most appropriate cocktails. My search led me to a few candidates such as the tequila sunrise and the sex on the beach, which are commonly served with an orange slice, but not necessarily a maraschino cherry. Then, I decided to focus on cocktails that use whiskey since the clue mentions that the garnish is typically used in a whiskey-based cocktail.

After some brainstorming and analyzing various cocktail recipes, I connected the dots to the cocktail called the whiskey sour. The whiskey sour is a classic cocktail with a signature garnish of an orange slice and a maraschino cherry. The sour component of the name comes from the addition of citrus, which is typically lemon or lime in a whiskey sour. Although the clue doesn’t mention the sour element, the garnish of the orange slice and maraschino cherry certainly fits. Through careful observation and deduction, I was able to solve the mystery of the crossword clue and identify the answer as ‘WHISKEYSOUR‘.