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