My cocktail of choice has been the Old Fashioned for quite some time now. I’ve had my share of some amazing ones and some that were pretty awful. Once, I had one with beets in it. It sounded like a good idea at the time and the bartender was pretty excited to concoct one for me. I smiled and sipped. Bad choice.
An Old Fashion Christmas with a Christmas Old Fashioned
I try to keep mine pretty simple. No cherry, double orange peel twist and a splash of water. Pretty standard. Since Christmas is around the corner, I decided to go wild with my Old Fashioned and give it a holiday twist.
Seasonal fruit such as cranberries and pomegranate are muddled into the drink. Sweetened with Amoretti Pomegranate Premium Syrup is the touch of pomegranate that gives this Old Fashioned its pomegranate flavor. It is delicate and flavorful.
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To give it just a little bit more of a festive touch, I adorned this cocktail with sugared cranberries and rosemary sprigs. The presentation is beautiful, the aroma is soothing and the taste is rich and perfect. I call it Christmas in a glass.
The celebrations this holiday season will be just a bit more cheerful with this cocktail. You can purchase Amoretti Premium Syrups online and make your very own flavored cocktail. Their syrup variety will keep you experimenting with new cocktails for a very long time.
Christmas Old Fashioned
Toast to the holidays with this festive twist of a classic. Muddled cranberries and pomegranate arils and a hint of pomegranate syrup.
Ingredients
1/2 ounce Amoretti Pomegranate Premium Syrup
splash of water
2 teaspoons pomegranate arils
3–4 cranberries (plus more for garnish)
dash angostura bitters
ice
2 ounces Rye or Bourbon Whiskey
orange peel
For Sugar Cranberries
1 cup sugar, divided
1/4 cup water
6 ounces fresh cranberries, rinsed
Instructions
Place pomegranate syrup, water, pomegranate arils, 3-4 cranberries and bitters in a glass. Muddle for a few seconds. Add ice. Pour whiskey over ice.
Garnish with orange peel and cranberries. Serve with sugar cranberries and a rosemary sprig.
For Sugar Cranberries
Combine 1/2 cup sugar and water in a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat and stir until sugar dissolves. Do not boil. Add cranberries and stir to coat evenly. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a wire rack to dry for 1 hour. Roll cranberries in remaining sugar to coat evenly. Pierce with rosemary. Serve with Christmas old fashioned cocktail.
