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Smoky Black Pomegranate Cocktail – everyone’s favorite warming autumn drink with a touch of smokiness. It’s frightastically magical. Blackberries smashed with rosemary, then shaken with vodka, orange liquor, sweet pomegranate juice. A magical Halloween cocktail to celebrate the season. Finish this spooky drink off with burnt rosemary and a smoking cinnamon stick for that extra special black magic.
It’s cocktail Saturday the spooky Halloween edition! When I started cocktail Saturday, I started with Halloween inspired drinks. These are always some of my favorite to mix up and we have fun naming them too!
I knew I wanted to create something with a haunted vibe! Kind of Hocus Pocus inspired! Smashed blackberries with rosemary and sweet pomegranate. Its natural sweetness with warming bourbon makes for the perfect warming drink for all the chilly fall evenings ahead.
Here are the Details
Ingredients – for the cocktail
- fresh blackberries
- fresh rosemary
- vodka
- orange liquor
- pomegranate juice
- lemon juice
- maple
- sparkling water
- cinnamon sticks
Ingredients – for the mocktail
- fresh blackberries
- fresh rosemary
- pomegranate juice
- orange zest and orange juice
- lemon juice
- maple
- sparkling water
- cinnamon sticks
Step 1: prepare your cocktail glass
If you want to create and even smokier effect, smoke the cinnamon and rosemary.
Here is how you do it: working on a heat-proof tray, use a kitchen torch to burn 1 cinnamon stick with 1 sprig fresh rosemary, then place a cocktail glass immediately over the cinnamon and rosemary, trapping in the smoke. Let sit 2-5 minutes. Fill the glass with ice, then pour over the cocktail.
Step 2: mix the drink
Muddle fresh blackberries with rosemary. Add vodka and orange liquor. Then pomegranate juice, lemon juice and sweeten to taste with maple.
If making a mocktail, omit the vodka and orange liquor. Instead, mix in additional pomegranate juice, orange zest, and orange juice. If you want a little zing, add a splash of apple cider vinegar. YUM.
Step 3: complete the drink
Pour the drink over ice and top with sparkling water, or use ginger beer!
To give this drink the ultimate spook factor, try torching a cinnamon stick and a sprig of rosemary just before serving. This adds a nice eerie, smoky final touch, which you all know I love. This drink will quickly become your Halloween go-to cocktail or simply be sipped on a chilly night at home. Whichever way you choose, this is one of those drinks that will be on repeat weekend after weekend.
Looking for other spooky cocktail recipes? Here are a few ideas:
Smoky Sanderson Sisters’ Smash
Enchanted Graveyard Pomegranate Punch
“I put a Spell on You” Poison Apple Martini
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Smoky Black Pomegranate Cocktail
Servings: 1 drink
Calories Per Serving: 282 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
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1. 1. Fill a cocktail glass with ice.2. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the blackberries and rosemary, squishing the berries to release the juices. Add the vodka, orange liquor, pomegranate juice, lemon and maple syrup. Shake to combine.3. Pour into your prepared glass. Top with sparkling water. If desired, light a cinnamon stick and the tips of a rosemary sprig on fire for a smoky effect.To Make a Mocktail: omit the vodka and orange liquor. Add an additional 2-3 tablespoons of pomegranate juice, plus 1 teaspoon grated orange zest, and 1 tablespoon of orange juice. For zing, add 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar.
