Am I the only one who is completely blown away by how close to Christmas it is? Where did the time go? What have I been doing for the past month? I feel like Anchorman 2 has gotten more attention than the holidays this year, or maybe I just have selective hearing. Either way, I'm not ready for the 25th.
However, I am ready for holiday-themed cocktails, which you may or may not already have realized when I posted Boozy Raspberry Hot Chocolate a few days ago. Some of my favorite flavors shine this season-- flavors like chocolate, mint, cinnamon, cranberry, and pomegranate-- so I've been trying to think tasty libations that use all of them. (But not all together. That might be overkill.)
I originally was going to make a dessert-like mint cocktail, but last year's Peppermint Mocha White Russians seemed to have all of my ideas covered. I was really aggravated over my inability to come up with something new, minty, and exciting.
Then I remembered the mojito.
Sure, it seems like a summer-time drink, but with all of that fresh mint, it's actually quite winter-worthy! Add in some seasonal fruit and we've got ourselves a tasty little holiday cocktail.
I decided to go with pomegranate as my fruit add-in when I realized I had a ton leftover from Roasted Honey Balsamic Brussels Sprouts and they were going to go bad if I didn't use them up. I have to say, I got lucky. I had no idea how well pomegranate, mint, and lime went together before giving it a go, but man oh man it was perfect. I didn't have a chance to serve them any to anyone else (read: I drank them all. It had been a long day) but I would definitely be happy to serve these to a crowd.
Pomegranate Mojito
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 3
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 20 mint leaves
- ¾ cup white rum
- ½ cup pomegranate juice
- ½ oz seltzer
- Limes, to garnish
- Mint leaves, to garnish
- Pomegranate seeds, to garnish
Instructions
- Combine the sugar, lime juice and mint leaves in a shaker and mash them with a muddler or the back of a spoon.
- Add in the rum and pomegranate juice. Shake to combine.
- Strain the mixture into ice-filled glasses. Garnish with limes, mint, and pomegranate seeds.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
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