Pretty Pom Pom Christmas Cocktail
An easy cocktail for the holiday season that is as pretty as it is delicious.
Servings: 1 serivng
Equipment
- 1 martini or coupe glass chilled
- paring knife if you plan to use lime slices as garnish
- small cutting board optional
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 ½ ounces good vodka
- 1 ounce pomegranate juice or liqueur
- ¾ ounce Cointreau
- ¼ ounce simple syrup
- sparkling wine chilled
- rosemary sprig for garnish (optional)
- fresh cranberries for garnish (optional)
- lime slice for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Spread granulated sugar on a small plate. Wet one half of the glass from rim to almost bottom of the glass. You can use water or lime juice. Roll wet side of glass in sugar to coat.
- Combine remaining ingredients except sparkling wine and garnishes in a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
- Spear the three cranberries onto a cocktail toothpick.
- Strain into prepared glass. Top with sparkling wine. Lay the toothpick ontop of rim of glass. Top with the sprig of rosemary.