Pomegranates – have always been tempted to buy them off the wooden fruit vendor handcarts at street markets in Mumbai. Growing up my mum would keep me engaged in her kitchen by assigning me the important job of peeling the fruit and collecting the shiny ruby red juicy insides in a clean bowl – waiting to be sprinkled over her many creations.
In supermarkets shelves here in London, it reminds me of home and I cannot resist buying the peeled ones for salads but making pomeo juice at home has always resulted in a rather messy end result.
Now highly coveted as a highly nutritious super food, packed with antioxidant vitamins C and K, minerals, antioxidants, and other unique plant phytochemicals – pomegranates are firmly a delicious part of our modern day diet.
POM Wonderful sent me a cute cocktail kit and I came up with this recipe for a warming cocktail with a kick of chilli :). My complimentary kit contains a cocktail shaker, measuring beaker, 2 cocktail glasses, cocktail muddler, 2 stirrers, ice-cube maker and bag of Wonderful pistachios.
POM Wonderful warming cocktail recipe
Spiced Pomegranate Cocktail
Equipment
- 1 Cocktail shaker
Ingredients
- 250 ml Pomegranate Juice
- 60 ml Gin or Vodka mixed with Vermouth
- 10 ml Concentrated Cherry Syrup
- ½ tsp Cinnamon Powder
- 1 sprig Mint Crushed
- 1 tsp Lime Juice
- 1 Green Chilli split lengthwise
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Shake all ingredients together in a cocktail shaker and add a few of the chilli seeds from the split green chilli
- Place a slit green chilli on the side of the glass and add a long stem sprig of mint inside the glass for garnish and style
- Serve chilled
TOP TIP from me:
- Chill the washed and dried cocktail glasses in the freezer for about 20 minutes before serving – the frozen glaze on the glass will look beautiful and the cocktail will stay cooler for longer allowing you to sip and enjoy your drink longer
- I loved adding the cute heart-shaped ice cubes made in the complimentary ice-cube maker sent to me as part of my cocktail kit, I now have various shaped ice tray to make fun and interesting drinks to please everyone from little ones to adults
POM Wonderful COCKTAIL X 3 Giveaway
POM Wonderful have agreed to give 3 of my lucky readers one POM Wonderful Cocktail Kit each. Each kit will contain a cocktail shaker, measuring beaker, 2 cocktail glasses, a cocktail muddler, 2 stirrers, an ice-cube maker, and a bag of Wonderful pistachios.
How to enter the giveaway:
- STEP 1: Leave a comment on this blog post telling me which is your favourite cocktail
- STEP 2: Like my Facebook page – travelsfortaste and leave your Facebook name as part of your comment.
- STEP 3: Follow me on Instagram (click on the hyperlink to find me on Instagram) and leave your Instagram handle as part of your comment
- STEP 4: Follow me on Twitter (click on the hyperlink to find me on Instagram) AND Tweet out the following (simply copy and paste !) #Win a #COCKTAILKIT from @pomwondeful enter at #sliceoffme blog http://bit.ly/1CStoJ9 #giveaway #sliceoffmelovesPOM
(I will find you on twitter via the hashtag #sliceoffmelovesPOM , so it’s not required for you to mention your Twitter id in the comments)
I will be verifying entries ,please ensure that you follow all of the of the above 4 steps , any step missed and you will be disqualified. All the steps are mandatory!
Please have a read through the T&C’s – will take just a teeny weeny minute !
Inspired to try your hand at some fun cocktails at home? Why not have a look at my other recipes below:
Terms and Conditions:
- Deadline for entering this contest is 30th November ‘2014 midnight GMT.
- Entry is open only to residents of the U.K and all entrants must be 18’s old and above.
- THREE lucky winners will be chosen using random number generator.
- The giveaway prize is as mentioned in the post and will be sent directly as a free delivery to the winner by POM Wonderful and I, Manjiri, accept no responsibility for any disputes.
- Please allow a minimum of 28 days for delivery of the prize, which may reach earlier or later and is the sole responsibility of POM.
- The prize is as stated: no cash alternatives are available.
- I retain the right to DISQUALIFY any entrant who do not complete all the 4 steps mentioned above.
- The winner will be notified within 15 days of the closing date via the email id provided by the entrant .Winners names will be announced on this blog post and by me via Twitter. If you are declared as the winner you agree and allow me to pass on your email id to POM , and agree and allow POM and me to contact you to notify you in case you win.
- If the THREE winners fail to respond within 15 days then other winners will be chosen.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 3 WINNERS WHO HAVE WON THEMSELVES A FABULOUS COCKTAIL KIT FROM POM Wonderful
@kerryroberts84
@Gilla01
@angiehoggett
*With thanks to POM for sending me a complimentary POM wonderful Cocktail kit and vouchers to buy POM wonderful juice. No monetary compensation was offered for a positive review. As always all opinions expressed here are entirely my own. All images courtesy POM except one watermarked ‘travelsfortaste’.
Leanne V Mckenna says
Fave cocktail is a classic Mojito (although Watermelon is a lovely flavour!) FB Leanne V Mckenna, Instagram @lvm2013mk (love your pics!)
Natasha M says
amazing prize! My fav cocktail is Mojitos!!
Kiya Parker says
Love cocktails! My favourite it a Kir Royale!
cathyj says
black russsian
stephanie Whitehouse says
Good old Tequila Sunrise
stephanie Whitehouse says
Stephanie Whitehouse on Facebook too
skinnedcartree says
I love pomegranates, but I usually end up getting it all over when I try to eat them. I’ve seen this juice at the supermarket but it’s always quote expensive.
Corinne x
Laurasidestreet says
Wow these cocktails sound so delicious and I love Pom wonderful – so tasty and healthy
Laura x
Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry says
Looks delish Manjiri. Fab prize too.
Vanesther says
This looks such a wonderfully grown up cocktail – love the idea of pomegranate with a chilli kick – yum! Great giveaway too 🙂
Sylvia says
Never tried their juice before but I bet is super delish! Great giveaway!
lyn burgess says
Raspberry daiquiri
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liked on facebook as lyn burgess
Myrabev says
oh wow this looks delicious, reading this at 5am is not the best idea because now i want a cocktail
Shazza says
Ooooh! I really must try this very soon. Thanks!
midge2k9 says
I do like a Cosmopolitan 😀 I have never really though of POM juice in a cocktail, think i will add this for our next get together with the family x
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Solange says
Long Island Iced Tea
Amy Jo McLellan says
Has to be Long Island Iced Tea for me 🙂
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Oops. Forgot to say that my Instagram handle is @amyjosnaps!
Angie Hoggett says
I love chambord royale
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Manjiri Chitnis says
Congratulations! you have just won a @pomwondeful #COCKTAILKIT with #sliceoffme blog, please email me at fruitsnveg@yahoo.com, Thanks for participating!
wazinoz says
Black Russian
wazinoz says
Black Russian
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iain says
My fav cocktail is Mojitos iain MacIver facebook
helenbttl says
liked on facebook 🙂
clairew137 says
My fav cocktail is Mojitos. FB – claire samuel. Instragram – clairew137 / Twitter @clairewoods32
Denise Walker says
Manhattan
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kate deakin says
My favourite cocktail? A snowball! Perfect at Christmas.
kate deakin says
My twitter ID is katiecoodle1
kate deakin x
Jacqueline Cook says
Cosmopolitan 🙂
Jacqueline Cook says
instagram handle @jacqcook40
Laura Costello says
I am 26 and never in my life have I ever tried a cocktail! xx
Kerry Bennett says
Fave cocktail is piña colada
Kerry Bennett says
Fave is piña colada
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Manjiri Chitnis says
Congratulations! you have just won a @pomwondeful #COCKTAILKIT with #sliceoffme blog, please email me at fruitsnveg@yahoo.com, Thanks for participating!
Hayley Mulgrove says
fav cocktail is Mojitos
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Petra says
Mojito!
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gilla01 says
I like Baileys over ice.
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Manjiri Chitnis says
Congratulations! you have just won a @pomwondeful #COCKTAILKIT with #sliceoffme blog, please email me at fruitsnveg@yahoo.com, Thanks for participating!
Tamara Payne says
my favorite cocktail is Tequila Sunrise
lindsay chadburn says
i love mojitos,
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William Gould says
I love a Brandy Alexander!
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Claire Ward says
Sex on the beach
Claire Ward says
My facebook is Claire ward
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Alison Barker says
Cosmopolitan
Alison clark says
My favorite is a Black Russian – need to find a good 1 for dad at Christmas as pomegranate is really good for your prostate – so I try and make him drink it at every opportunity now he’s over 60 lol
Alison clark says
sorry my facebook name is my real name – alison clark 🙂
ellie rose says
vodka and ginger beer