spiced pomegranate bourbon fizz
Send off 2022 with a fizz and a pop.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 oz bourbon
- 2-3 tbsp cinnamon syrup (recipe below)
- 1/2 oz lemon juice
- 2 oz pomegranate juice
- champagne, to top
cinnamon honey syrup
- 1/3 cup honey
- 3 cinnamon sticks
Instructions
- To make the cinnamon honey syrup: in a small saucepot, bring the honey, 2/3 cup of water, and cinnamon sticks to a boil. Remove from heat, cover, and steep for 10 minutes. Pour into a heat-proof jar. Cool. This will make enough for 6-8 cocktails.
- Toss the sugar with the ground cinnamon. Run a lemon wedge around a cocktail glass and dip into the cinnamon sugar, swirling to coat the rim.
- In a shaker or glass jar, combine the bourbon, syrup, lemon juice, and pomegranate juice. Add ice and shake until cold. Pour into a cocktail glass and top with champagne. Garnish with a pomegranate quarter and rosemary sprigs, as desired.
Notes
*Sugared rosemary: After you make the cinnamon syrup, drop 2-3 rosemary sprigs into the syrup. Remove with a fork or slotted spoon to a wire rack set atop a baking sheet. Let dry an hour, then dip each sprig onto a plate of sugar to make that shit sparkle.
Champagne sub: This cocktail is equally good with prosecco or a blanc de blanc, or any sparkling wine!