Pomegranate Cocktails: 5 Tips For Infusing This Fruit Into Fall Drinks
Come fall, the fruits and flavours that grow around the time, find their way into the food and drinks of the season. Oftentimes, these match the colour palette of the yellowish brown autumnal leaves, with berries and citruses making a prominent appearance in alcoholic and non-alcoholic mixes during this season.
Another fruit which is incorporated into fall cocktails is the pomegranate, whose ruby red colour and acidic, tangy and sweet notes build into the aesthetic and flavourful layers of any drink.
The naturally sweet and tart profile of the fruit is especially interesting because it can be added to a number of drinks for crafting a well-balanced mix of sugary yet bitter and sour tastes. Pomegranate is a very versatile fruit and blends with multiple spirits such as vodka, tequila and gin, making the fruit a suitable addition to fall drinks. The fruit can then be put to use in different mixology recipes in multiple ways to incorporate its flavours into drinks.
Read on below to know more about some of the ways in which pomegranates can be introduced into cocktails that are curated especially in the fall:
Pomegranate Juice
One of the more straightforward ways to include pomegranate in one’s mixology game is by using the juice of this fruit in the making of certain drinks like a pomegranate margarita or pomegranate flavoured bellini. The fresh juice imbues the drink with a bit of acidity and tang that builds into the flavourful layers of the drink being prepared.
Also, since pomegranate juice has a faint reddish, maroon hue that introduces a distinct colour into the drink, it makes it suitable for the season’s yellowish, brownish and orangish hues.
Pomegranate Or Grenadine Syrup
Grenadine syrup made primarily out of a mix of pomegranates and simple syrup is often incorporated in the making of different cocktails and mocktails like tequila sunrise or a shirley temple.
A drink containing pomegranate syrup is slightly sweet-forward as grenadine is packed with a sugary note. This famed syrup can be prepared at home by bringing together pomegranate juice and sugar in a pan until the latter is dissolved completely. The mixture is slightly thicker in texture and gives a sense of volume to a mix.
Pomegranate Flavoured Spirits
Come fall, it is time to mark several festivities which means hosting multiple parties and gatherings at home. This is also a time to incorporate seasonal fruits like the pomegranate into infusions that are prepared in one’s kitchen while experimenting with different cocktail recipes. Spirits like vodka or tequila can be imbued with pomegranate to introduce its tang into the alcohol. Cocktails like a pomegranate mojito or a pomegranate margarita can be prepared readily in the fall by putting such a flavoured spirit to use.
Pomegranate Ice Cubes
One of the more creative ways to incorporate pomegranates into a drink is to turn the arils or the fruit’s red seed into ice cubes. Place two or three of these in an ice tray and submerge them in water. Once the water freezes around the fruit, the ice cube will throw off some brilliant reddish and maroon colours that will infuse an aesthetic touch into any drink.
Pomegranate ice cubes can be used as garnishes and adornments that beautify the blend.
Pomegranate Seeds
Without the coating of ice, pomegranate seeds by themselves are also excellent garnishes which can be incorporated into drinks to introduce into them a crispy texture and tangy taste. The seeds can be sprinkled onto a finished drink so they either float in the mix or gather at the bottom to slowly release their deep hues. The flavours of a pomegranate gin fizz or a pomegranate martini cocktail will become more pronounced when a few of the fruit’s seeds are muddled into the cocktail or mocktail shaker before serving the drink.
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