Author Notes
brought home an almost perfect pomegranate from the supermarket and simply HAD to start 'shelling' it (Call me crazy, but I belong to that odd category of home cooks who simply LOVE to cut up whole pineapples & remove every single pomegranate aril almost individually without squishing a single one), Had an expanding collection of 1/2 full miniature liqueur bottles and got busy playing mixologist.. an hour later, this drink surfaced. —Panfusine
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Ingredients
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4 tablespoons
pomegranate arils
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2 ounces
Grey Goose vodka
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Juice of 1/2 a lime
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1/2 ounce
Blackberry liqueur
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1/2 ounce
Grand Marnier
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2-3 dashes
Baked Apple aromatic bitters
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3 ounces
Chilled Italian sparkling water
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Ice as required.
Directions
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In the glass container of a cocktail shaker, muddle the pomegranate arils along with the lime juice and vodka. Add the liqueurs, bitters, ice and shake for about 20 s.
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Strain into a martini glass,top up with the sparkling water. Add a curl of lime zest and pomegranate arils on a toothpick as a garnish.
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