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July 18

Pomegranate and Gin Cocktails

We found this recipe on Fancy Toast:

Ingredients:

  • 2 parts gin
  • 1 part lime juice
  • 1 part simple syrup
  • 1/2 part pomegranate molasses
  • 2 sprigs of mint (bruised or torn into small pieces)
  • Club soda or seltzer water

Instructions:

  1. In a shaker or with a stirrer, mix the first five ingredients with ice.
  2. Pour into glass that is filled with ice. Top with club soda.
  3. Garnish with lime and mint.

Hindsight:

The recipe called for pomegranate molasses, but we decided to go with pomegranate juice instead. Hello pretty pink color!

We would have preferred fresh lime juice, but for the sake of time to make a dinner reservation, we used the concentrate we had on hand.

The torn mint was a bit of a pain, and didn’t add much in terms of flavor. We recommend that it be used in sprig form as a garnish.

At first, the drink tasted a little weak. Our solution, a gin floater.

Summary:

A reliable summer cocktail.