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The quality of your pomegranate (grenadine) syrup will make or break this cocktail. (Perhaps even better with groseille syrup.)
John CARR
15th June at 09:53
First try of this. I can see where Simon is going with encouraging use of a homemade syrup. I used Monin pomegranate and added a dash of raw apple cider vinegar. Could imagine a variant with fresh berries also.
18th April at 02:20
smooth
3rd March at 20:16
for cockails with added water but "omit if using wet ice" you could also add "...or lower abv ingredients"
16th July 2024 at 03:11
Second time around I had to add a heart to the five stars!
15th June at 16:19
Agreed. Even better on the second pass. I neglected the additional dilution the first time, but it greatly benefitted from it. Ultimately derived from a Manhattan I suppose, but the delicacy of the aromatics make it almost an “improved Manhattan cocktail” in style. I again went with a couple of mL of apple cider vinegar to freshen up the commercial pomegranate syrup.
15th December 2022 at 23:29
I only had 15% triple sec, so I substituted 40% Cointreau. Delicious nevertheless! This seems very similar to the Dubliner and James Joyce cocktails -- they are all riffs on a Manhattan, but with orange liqueur substituted for some of the vermouth, and perhaps some extra aromatics.
21st November 2022 at 17:42
Very nice. Orange and whiskey work well together. The single dashes of orange and angostura bitters was perfect. I used Pierre Ferrand’s dry Curaçao but it was still sweet enough. The vermouth and grenadine worked well.
2nd January 2022 at 01:25
This is so smooth and a outstanding aperitif. Not too sweet, but you can taste all the different flavours in the cocktail. Great colour. Would do again.