Best Recipe for Manhattan Cocktail | Bourbon Pomegranate Drink
This recipe for a Pomegranate Manhattan Cocktail is a twist on the classic Manhattan Cocktail. Basically, you are making a true Manhattan cocktail with the addition of pomegranate juice to make it a festive holiday, perfect for hosting season.
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Why You”ll Love This Recipe For a Manhattan Cocktail
Typically, my drink of choice has always been vodka, but lately Mauricio has really gotten into bourbon, so I thought I’d create a fun holiday cocktail with one of his favorite spirits, and switch it up a bit.
In general, manhattans are quite a strong drink. For the holidays, I prefer to have mixed drinks that are a little bit on the mellow side, so everyone can still get through dinner 🙂 Typically, holiday drinks have cranberry and rosemary in it, but I wanted to go another route, which is how we ended up with a pomegranate manhattan cocktail.
This pomegranate manhattan cocktail will be a hit with rye, bourbon or whiskey drinkers.
Note: If you want to make this pomegranate cocktail a little less boozy, just add more pomegranate juice to the recipe.
How to Make a Perfect Manhattan Cocktail
The cocktail recipe is a twist on the classic. The classic Manhattan recipe uses a rye whiskey, but any whiskey bourbon works great. For the twist on the classic I went with a bourbon.
This recipe also uses sweet vermouth as well as the bitters, and just adds pomegranate juice. (You can skip the sweet vermouth, and just use pomegranate juice if you don’t have sweet vermouth on hand. )
Basically, you are making a true Manhattan cocktail and are adding pomegranate juice to make it a festive and less boozy.
Pomegranate Manhattan Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 oz bourbon or blended whiskey
- 1 1/2 oz pure pomegranate juice
- 1/2 oz sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes angostura bitters
- pomegranate arils for garnish
Instructions
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes, then add all drink ingredients and shake well, until the shaker feels cold.
- Strain into a Martini glass. Garnish with pomegranate arils
Easy Appetizer to Serve with this Manhattan Cocktail
A great pairing for the pomegranate manhattan cocktail are these mini brie bites with cranberry orange relish. They’re easy to make and require minimal prep, and compliment the pomegranate manhattan cocktail really well.