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Pomegranate Vodka Gimlet

Pomegranate Vodka Gimlet – a classic vodka gimlet with a little pomegranate juice and pomegranate seeds for a fun and festive twist!

Do you have a cocktail you order every time you go out? I don’t. I will often order a glass of wine or a beer if they have one I like on special, but I have never been a fancy cocktail sort of girl. If I am out with friends I am all about a margarita (this Pomegranate Margarita would be super fun this weekend). Years ago a friend and I were at a bar and the bar tender made us a French Martini. We loved it, and tried many times to recreate what he made at home, but it was never perfect.

I have ordered a French martini out 2 times in the past year. I had kind of forgotten about them until I saw it on the menu one night. My dad on the other hand has a go to drink every time he orders one at a restaurant. A vodka gimlet. Just a classic tart lime flavored vodka gimlet.

I put together a fun round up of a holiday cocktail recipes, if you are looking for more ideas.

Pomegranate vodka gimlet in a cup with a straw

 

Every Saturday night my parents each have a vodka gimlet at home these days. My mom likes hers with more sweetened lime juice so it isn’t as tart. I have to agree with her, I like mine a little on the sweeter side. Which is probably why I like a Vodka Cranberry so much! So I decided to put my own holiday twist on the vodka gimlet and make a Pomegranate Vodka Gimlet.

So what is a vodka gimlet.  It really just has 2 ingredients.  Vodka and sweetened lime juice.  Mix and pour over ice!  Can’t get much easier than that.  Similar to a Vodka soda, but without the fizziness.

Pomegranate vodka gimlet in a cup with a straw

I did a little research to find out that grenadine used to be made with pomegranate juice. These days it seems the cost is too high, so it isn’t used any more, at least in the Rose’s brand. There is a brand in Europe that still uses pomegranate juice to make theirs. So you have 2 options with this drink – use the roses’s grenadine syrup or use real pomegranate juice with a little simple syrup to sweetened it up.

If you have grenadine on hand, you can use that and you will not notice a difference. It is already sweetened, so you can skip the simple syrup step, unless you really like it sweet, then you can adjust that to taste.

Pomegranate vodka gimlet in a cup with a straw

 

 The pomegranate seeds are purely optional and just make it festive. You can find pomegranates at any grocery store this time of year, so I picked one up to add to this drink. But if you don’t have one, leave it out! This pomegranate vodka gimlet is sure to had a fun and festive twist to your holiday cocktails this year. Now to see if I can get my dad on board.
 
Now you know how to make a vodka gimlet and can play with the flavors to see what your favorite is.  Super easy, refreshing, and great for sipping on with just about anything.

 

Yield: 1

Pomegranate Vodka Gimlet

Pomegranate vodka gimlet in a cup with a straw

Pomegranate Vodka Gimlet - a classic vodka gimlet with a little pomegranate juice and pomegranate seeds for a fun and festive twist!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 oz vodka
  • 3 oz pomegranate juice
  • 1/2 oz simple syrup, (to taste)
  • 1/2 lime, , juiced

Instructions

  1. Fill a glass with ice.
  2. Add vodka, pomegranate juice and lime. Mix. Add simple syrup to taste.
  3. Serve immediately

Notes

Can make a pitcher and have in the fridge ready to serve (just double, triple etc each ingredient)

Nutrition Information

Yield

1

Serving Size

1 Servings

Amount Per Serving Calories 273Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 10mgCarbohydrates 20gFiber 0gSugar 19gProtein 0g

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Allyson Zea

Tuesday 29th of May 2018

Can't wait to try this combo - I love a good cocktail!

Paula - bell'alimento

Monday 28th of May 2018

I think I have everything I need to mix this up!

I Heart Naptime

Saturday 26th of May 2018

Pretty shot!

Krista

Friday 25th of May 2018

This looks so good! Great way to celebrate the weekend!

Jacque Hastert

Friday 25th of May 2018

This is a drink I could sip on!

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