Spiked Pomegranate and Rosemary Cider

Spiked Pomegranate and Rosemary Cider

Tools: Medium Sauce pot
Glassware: Mug or Rocks Glass
Garnish: Orange wedge and Rosemary Sprig

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz Vodka
• 3 oz Pomegranate and Rosemary Cider
• 2 dashes  Angostura

Cider Recipe:

• 1 Liter Pomegranate Juice
• 1 Tbsp Clove
• 1 Tbsp Allspice
• 3 Anise Stars
• 2 Cinnamon Sticks
• 1 Green Apple, Quartered
• ¼ cup Brown Sugar
• 2 Sprigs Fresh Rosemary

For the Cider:

• In a medium sauce pot over high heat, toast clove, allspice, anise stars, and cinnamon sticks until lightly browned and fragrant, make sure to move spices frequently
• Turn the heat down to medium, add pomegranate juice and apple, let simmer for 20 minutes or until apples start to get softer
• Stir in brown sugar until dissolved, then add rosemary sprigs
• Let cook for 15 more minutes, or longer if you want more of an herbal undertone

For the Cocktail:

• Hot- Pour CH Vodka and Angostura into a mug, pour over heated cider, stir and serve
• Cold- Combine CH Vodka and Angostura over ice in a rocks glass, pour over room temperature cider, serve

Hack:  Have guests serve and spike their drinks themselves.  Put your Pomegranate and Rosemary Cider in a punch bowl or leave it on a very low heat on the stove with a bottle of CH and a jigger and directions nearby (so they can measure the appropriate amount of alcohol).  This makes sure your non-drinking party goers can still have some seasonal cheer.