Pomegranate Martini

Day 29

Pomegranate Martini

4 shots out of 5

During one of our family get together's for Christmas my aunt made a pitcher of Pomegranate Martinis.  She can't remember what the exact recipe was, so I can't replicate it perfectly but decided to give my own version a shot.  

I gave tonight's cocktail 4 shots out of 5.  I enjoyed this cocktail (even though it's not a blended cocktail!) a lot.  It kinda grew on me a bit.  I had initially made it without the lemon and um, YUCK! So I decided that I needed to add the lemon to balance it out and it totally worked!  This cocktail doesn't taste too strong, but after a little you can feel that you are drinking alcohol.

I was excited to finally have a reason to buy the Pom Pomegranate juice at the store.  I always pass in in the isle and admire it's neat shaped bottle and cool dark maroonish coloring, and what about that adorable heart instead of the "o" in Pom!  OK, OK, enough about the packaging, lets get to the recipe.

Here is the recipe for the Pomegranate Martini:

• 1 shot vodka
• 1/2 shot Grand Marnier
• 3 shots pomegranate juice
• 1/2 tsp of lemon juice

I didn't chill my cocktail glass tonight, but I totally should have.  Chill your cocktail glass.  In a shaker add ice, vodka, Grand Marnier, pomegranate juice and lemon juice.  Shake real well and strain into your "chilled" cocktail glass.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

A toast to finally being able to buy the Pom Pomegranate juice at the grocery store!!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady