Name: Pomegranate Daiquiri
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Light white rum; 5 ml Agricole rhum; 15 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Pomegranate juice; 5 ml Grenadine syrup; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Pomegranate Daiquiri
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Photographed in a Retro Coupe Engraved 7.75oz

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
¹⁄₆ oz	Rhum Clément Blanc
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Pomegranate juice
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 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 & pomegranate seeds.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Freshly pressed pomegranate juice is essential to the success of this deliciously fruity but dry Daiquiri. Sadly, packaged juice doesn't produce a cocktail of comparable quality.

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History:

Created in May 2017 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room in London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Pomegranate Daiquiri contains 153 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
17.97% alc./vol. (17.97° proof)
16.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Simon Sedgley

3rd February at 12:22

We use a white over-proof pot-still rum, but we haul it back to 30-40ml. For us, this gives backbone to an otherwise timid, but nonetheless delightful, cocktail.

G. M. Genovese

4th April 2024 at 08:40

Reading the comments below, I tried it and I would agree rhum agricole takes this to another level. Made this twice. First time to spec: not enough pomegranate. Second time, increased the pomegranate to 30 ml and did a 1:1 split between the light rum and rhum agricole. Great combo of ingredients.

Simon Difford

4th April 2024 at 09:14

The addition of rhum agricole is a great call, I'll give it a try. Many thanks.

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Colin Cook

15th February 2024 at 09:34

Enjoyed this one. I’m not big on sweet drinks, but I felt it was sour enough as written with the fresh lime juice. Tried halving the sugar syrup, but honestly didn’t notice a significant difference.

Loraine Herring

13th August 2023 at 14:04

this didn't quite cut it for me i was expecting a little more pizazz the fresh pomegranate but it lacked something however i don't know what !!!!

Karen MacLeod

10th June 2023 at 08:16

Used 30mls each agricole and light rum. I like it but I’ll use less sugar next time.

Kirk McElhearn

29th August 2022 at 16:24

Nice, but the gin is too present. Why not the more standard 2:1:1 ratio?

Niccolò Murtas

2nd July 2024 at 22:25

Gin?

Sally Morgan

6th May 2022 at 18:31

Disappointingly - it is worth juicing fresh pomegranates to make this. Disappointing because juicing pomegranates is a real faff. But definitely worth it. Fresh and delicious

Karen MacLeod

10th June 2023 at 08:15

Easiest way is to blend the arils and strain off the juice.

Simon Difford

10th May 2022 at 16:04

Best to cut pomegranates in half (around the equator rather than pole to pole) then squeeze in a pillar juicer - then juicing them is surprisingly easy and efficient.

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John Hinojos

12th January 2022 at 00:46

Used 1 1/4 oz white rum and 3/4 oz white Rhum Agricole. As we like our drinks a bit on the sour side, used half the amount of sugar syrup. It was great. Just a hint of the Martinique rhum flavour and the burst of pomegranate.

Matthew French

5th December 2020 at 21:19

Juiced my own pomegranate seeds as recommended and used gomme syrup. It was delicious, would it be improved with powdered sugar and/or Bob's Daiquiri bitters? More pomegranates and limes to buy to explore those possibilities!

Kjell Eriksson

2nd June 2020 at 16:24

Not having the time available to create my own pomegranate juice, and not being able to buy POM ”Wonderful” ditto in Sweden, I bought a local, organic variant, and that turned out really well. 4.5!

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