Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Add salt, sugar, and flour for the pastry crust to a medium bowl. Cut in butter using two knives.
Press crust into the bottom of the baking dish.
Bake crust for 15 minutes until it is barely turning golden brown. Remove from oven and set aside.
While the crust is baking, add sugar, cornstarch, cherry juice and bourbon to a medium saucepan. Stir the mixture together until combined. Heat the bourbon mixture over medium-high heat until bubbling and thickened. Fold in cherries.
Pour cherry mixture over the baked crust.
In a small bowl, stir together ingredients for the topping, Sprinkle the mixture over the top.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
Serve with vanilla ice cream.