How to Make the Perfect Pomegranate Martini
by Sabrina Keating
About the contributor: Sabrina Keating is the perfect southern host for dinner parties, brunches, and cocktails with a passion for connecting people. Her motto is “When in doubt, throw a party!” Her fascination with craft cocktails started when a friend gave her the book “How to Cocktail” by America’s Test Kitchen. She says, “Before reading that book, I’d had little prior exposure to craft cocktails. I quickly became fascinated with the variety of beverages, various ingredients, methods of preparation, and the accouterments available to use in the process. I began searching for additional recipes and supplies to add to my inventory.” Since then she has been on a hunt for various styles of cocktail glasses, monogrammed linen napkins, and other ways to dress up her new beverages.
This martini recipe was developed for Alabama Small Towns and Downtowns by Sabrina over a period of a few months – and was taste tested by several groups of friends at dinners and get togethers before it was deemed the “Perfect Pomegranate Martini”.
Ingredients
2 ounces vodka
2 ounces pomegranate juice
1 ounce orange liqueur
1 ounce simple syrup (easy recipe below)
¾ ounce fresh lemon juice
Garnish Options
Lemon (pro-tip for a show stopping “lemon wheel” presentation below)
Pomegranate arils
Cocktail glitter
This beverage is equally tasty either shaken or stirred.
If you prefer stirred:
Add ingredients in mixing glass
Fill glass about 2/3 full of ice
Stir with a mixing spoon until liquidis well chilled (about 30 seconds)
Strain into chilled martini glass.
If you prefer shaken:
Add ingredients to cocktail shaker
Fill with ice
Shake until ingredients are combined and well chilled
Strain into chilled martini glass.
Easy simple syrup:
Add equal parts granulated sugar and boiling water in mason jar
Put a lid on tightly and shake until sugar is completely dissolved
Allow to cool completely
To make a decorative lemon wheel:
Use a channel zester to cut lemon strips from a whole lemon
Cut from top to bottom in even spaces around the lemon
Cut the lemon into rounds
