Cranberry Pomegranate Sparkler
This Cranberry Pomegranate Cocktail is the holiday cocktail of your dreams. Made with cranberry simple syrup and pomegranate juice, it's perfectly sweet and festive. It's also delicious as a virgin cocktail.
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Makes: 2 cocktails
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh cranberries, plus more for garnish
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 3 oz. vodka
- 3 oz. pomegranate juice
- 1 oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Soda water
- Pomegranate arils, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Put cranberries, sugar, and water in a saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, lower heat to medium low and let cook for another 10 minutes, until berries start bursting.
- Strain the juice into a heat-proof bowl, leaving the solids behind, and place bowl in fridge to cool.
- In a glass filled with ice, pour half the vodka, half the pomegranate juice, and half the lemon juice. Repeat with second glass. Pour 1 ½ oz. cranberry simple syrup in each glass and top glasses off with soda water.
- Garnish with cranberries and pomegranate arils, if desired
Notes
- Note that simple syrup recipe will make about 5 cocktails.
- If making for a crowd, double the simple syrup recipe and use 5x the other ingredients. Add everything into an ice-filled pitcher except for the soda water. When serving, top off each glass with soda water.
- Leave out the vodka to make delicious virgin cocktails.
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