Sparkling pomegranate cocktail
Sparkling pomegranate cocktail made with pomegranate sorbet or granita, tequila, and champagne or sparkling wine.
Servings 10
Ingredients
Simple syrup
- 1 cup of sugar
- ½ cup of water
Pomegranate tequila sorbet
- 3 cups of pomegranate juice about 24 fl ounces or 710ml
- ¼ to ½ cup simple syrup adjust based your preference or use your favorite sweetener
- Juice from 2 limes
- 1 oz. – 8 oz. of tequila adjust to your taste
Sparkling pomegranate cocktail
- 1 bottle chilled champagne or sparkling wine
- Fresh pomegranate arils or seeds to garnish
- Sugar to garnish rims
Instructions
Simple syrup
- To make the simple syrup, combine the water and the sugar in a small saucepan.
- Bring to a boil, lower the heat and stir well until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Remove from the heat and use as needed.
Pomegranate tequila sorbet
- Mix the pomegranate juice, simple syrup, lime juice and tequila together.
- Pour the mix into your ice cream/sorbet maker and prepare it according to your device’s instructions.
- Place the sorbet in a container and freeze until ready to use.
Sparkling pomegranate cocktail
- Place a scoopful of sorbet or granita into a champagne glass or any cocktail glass. Decorate the rim with sugar if desired.
- Top with chilled champagne or sparkling wine, do this in small increments to keep the drink from overflowing.
- Garnish with the fresh pomegranate arils and serve immediately.
Notes
For a mocktail variation of this drink, leave out the tequila from the sorbet and use chilled sparkling lemonade instead of the champagne.