Name: Pomegranate Margarita
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Reposado tequila; 22.5 ml Pomegranate juice; 15 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Grenadine syrup; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Pomegranate Margarita
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Ingredients:
2 oz	Patrón Reposado tequila
³⁄₄ oz	Pomegranate juice
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
3 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with lime wedge.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Earthy fruity tart pomegranate and delicately vanilla oaked tequila combine harmoniously in this Margarita.

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History:

Created in 2006 by yours truly.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Pomegranate Margarita contains 171 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
16.79% alc./vol. (16.79° proof)
17.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Vincenzo

19th December 2024 at 18:23

Tried it yesterday and ufff really was looking forward to it but frankly, flatter than earth :(

I left out the salt as a real muppets!

Made it again today, the earth is once again round.

Both my scientific conscience and my tastebuds say thanks!

Miranda

10th May 2024 at 00:18

I prefer this with a few drops of 20:80 saline and either mezcal or a split base of reposado and mezcal. I upped the grenadine slightly since blended free dine is less concentrated than cooked grenadine.

Simon Difford

10th May 2024 at 05:18

Saline solution is a good call, and I've added this to the recipe ahead of revisiting next time I have fresh pomegranates to hand.

G. M. Genovese

25th April 2024 at 17:13

Too much fruity-candy overtones though, thankfully, it's not at all that sweet... I did use a basic blanco tequila, which clearly doesn't work in this... I'm a big fan of the tequila-pom-lime blend, but I hesitate to rush to add agave syrup to burst top notes... For my tastes, tequila will always beg for saline accents... This recipe is boldly pom-forward, and I would love to play with this to hope to bloom some of the dormant potential of the recipe.

peter wickham

23rd July 2023 at 18:23

Excellent drink, and simple too. Always prefer less ingredients so you can taste them all. I did use packaged pomegranate juice, but it didn't seem to suffer, and juicing your own pomegranates is always a pain in the wotsit. Tart, yes, but the grenadine sweetens it up perfectly, just enough. Added to my favourites about 4 seconds after the first sip.

John Hinojos

29th December 2021 at 02:37

This was perfect over the holidays with a Mexican dinner. Great colour and not too sweet. We like our Margaritas on the tart side, and this was perfect.