A standard old fashioned recipe - christmastized! Sweet pomegranate juice, orange, and spiced cherry bitters give this cocktail classic a festive twist! This Pomegranate Old Fashioned will knock your socks off!
If you know me, you know I love love an old fashioned. I don't mind experimenting with flavors to add some subtle background notes. I love the deep hue this pomegranate juice adds to this old fashioned as well! Such a pretty drink!
What ingredients are necessary for preparing a Pomegranate Old Fashioned?
- 1 oz pomegranate juice
- 1.5 oz of a good bourbon
- 1-2 dashes of spiced cherry bitters - this makes it!
- large frozen ice cube or sphere
- orange peel
- black cherry and orange twist for garnish - if you've got em!
How to Prepare a Pomegranate Old Fashioned:
- Pour the pomegranate juice into the glass.
- Add the bourbon and spiced cherry bitters. Stir.
- Add the frozen ice cube or sphere.
- Twist the orange peel over the glass and drop in.
- If desired, place a black cherry on a toothpick and drop it into the glass. Curl a thin orange peel and hang off of the rim of the glass.
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Pomegranate Old Fashioned
Ingredients
- 1 oz pomegranate juice
- 1.5 oz a good bourbon
- 1 -2 dashes of spiced cherry bitters - this makes it!
- large frozen ice cube or sphere
- orange peel
- black cherry and orange twist for garnish - if you've got em!
Instructions
- Pour the pomegranate juice into the glass.
- Add the bourbon and spiced cherry bitters. Stir.
- Add the frozen ice cube or sphere.
- Twist the orange peel over the glass and drop in.
- If desired, place a black cherry on a toothpick and drop it into the glass. Curl a thin orange peel and hang off of the rim of the glass.
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