Christmas Margaritas

Introducing the Pomegranate Christmas Margarita -- your new favorite Christmas cocktail. It wouldn't quite feel like the holidays without a margarita on Christmas, right? It is 2020, after all, so anything goes! Fortunately, I've crafted Christmas in a cup that maintains the classic flavor of your favorite margarita, a delicious twist to top off this crazy year.

Course Drinks

Keyword christmas, christmas cocktail, christmas margarita, cocktail, holiday cocktail, margarita, pomegranate, pomegranate margarita

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings cocktail

Author Elizabeth Van Lierde

Ingredients

For ginger simple syrup:

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 thumb of ginger thinly sliced
2 cinnamon sticks
For margarita:
2 fl oz gold tequila
½ fl oz orange liqueur
1 fl oz fresh lime juice
1 fl oz pomegranate juice
½ -1 fl oz ginger simple syrup
Ginger Beer optional

Instructions

To make the ginger simple syrup, bring 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar to a simmer. Remove from heat and add in ginger slices and cinnamon sticks. Steep for 10 minutes and strain simple syrup into a mason jar or seal tight container.
Fill a cocktail shaker with tequila, orange liquor, lime juice, pomegranate juice, and ginger simple syrup. Fill with ice and shake for 20-30 seconds or until well chilled. Strain into a margarita or low ball glass filled with crushed ice.
Top with a light layer of ginger beer (optional) and gently stir together. Garnish with cinnamon stick, mandarin wedge and pomegranate aerials if desired.