Pomegranate Holiday Star Cocktail

December07

Pomegranate Holiday Star Cocktail

Serves :: 2

Ingredients

3 ounces vodka
1 ounce Lillet blanc
2 ounces pomegranate syrup* (see note)
2 ounces fresh lemon juice
3 drops of Angostura or old-fashioned bitters
Champagne or prosecco float
Garnish with a sage leaf and 4-5 pomegranate seeds

Directions

Combine vodka through bitters in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with safe leaf and pomegranate seeds.

*Pomegranate Syrup
In a small saucepan, add ½ cup sugar and ½ cup water. Simmer gently until sugar is completely dissolved. Allow to cool. In a blender, blend the seeds from ¾ of a pomegranate with the simple syrup. Strain syrup in a bowl and discard any pith from the seeds. Transfer syrup to a bottle for pouring.

TAGS: holidays, cocktails, rue magazine

posted: 12.07.11

4 Comment(s)

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

LOLOLOL. You totally got me adctdied to pomegranate earlier this year. I got excited last week too when I saw they were back on display in the grocery store!! I was totally thinking of you too! Thanks for turning me on to something new. They are so yummy on salads!!

—Sead

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