As 2017 is coming to an end, I would like to suggest a Pomegranate-Lime Champagne Cocktail to ring in the New Year.

I was a mixologist last night. I was concocting many different versions of pomegranate juice and champagne cocktails and serving them up to my boyfriend to get his input. It’s always good to have a second opinion why creating new recipes, especially cocktail recipes. It was a fun night. 😉

Sometimes I thought one of my concoctions was good and he wouldn’t like it much or vice versa. We couldn’t seem to agree. Definitely, none of the concoctions I was making were good enough to share with you. Maybe a pomegranate juice and champagne cocktail wasn’t meant to be.

I was searching through my liquor cabinet for something different and my eye spied a bottle of pomegranate liqueur. I had completely forgotten I had bought it but YAY! Maybe there was hope for a new pomegranate and champagne cocktail.

I poured some pomegranate liqueur and champagne together in a glass. It tasted good mixed together, but it fell a little short of what I was looking for which was an amazing can-I-please-have-another cocktail.

I added simple syrup and lime juice to the pomegranate liqueur and champagne mixture that I had just tasted. The simple syrup gave it that sweetness and the lime juice made it pleasingly tart. When I tasted what I just made I thought to myself “Wow! This is really good. I think I did it! I made an amazing can-I-please-have-another cocktail”

I didn’t want to scew the taste testing for my boyfriend, so I handed it to him and said, “What about this one?” He tasted it … and then tasted it again before exclaiming, “That is really good.”

YAY…I was patting myself on the back. My boyfriend and I agreed. When he was done with the first one, he asked for a second. Woot!

What a fabulicious cocktail! Yum! The Pomegranate-Lime Champagne Cocktail is the best. I hope you enjoy it as well.

Print Recipe

Pomegranate, Lime and Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients

• 1 ounce pomegranate liqueur
• ½ ounce simply syrup recipe below or store-bought
• 1 teaspoon lime juice (a little more lime juice can be added for more tartness)
• Brut champagne

Instructions

• Mix pomegranate liqueur, simple syrup and lime juice in a martini glass or champagne flute. Stir to mix ingredients. Add champagne until the glass if full. Stir gently to mix all ingredients. Sip and enjoy!

Notes

To make simple syrup, in a sauce pan add 1 cup of granulated sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil and stir until all the sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool before using.