Pomegranate Margarita

It’s a Sunday afternoon – well, OK, it was 11:20 a.m., but close enough. And after a morning of adulting – treadmills, spray painting a mailbox (don’t worry, it was mine), and talking to a roof guy – I needed a fucking drink. Adulting can cause that, you know.
​Hornitos to the rescue. Hornitos is one of my favorite tequilas, especially when it comes to cocktailing. I haven’t found an ingredient with which it doesn’t agree, including pomegranate juice. And a squeeze of lime.

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Obviously the tequila-y deliciousness didn’t last long. Here’s the recipe:
·         1.5 ounces of Hornitos Plata or your favorite clear (aka claro or silver) tequila – we won’t judge you for using cheap stuff if that’s all you have
·         3 ounces pomegranate juice (I used 100% organic but you can also use a juice cocktail – a pom/cran mix is heavenly, as well)
·         Juice of one lime
·         Ice
Equipment required:
·         Cocktail glass
·         Paring knife
·         Jigger or shot glass
Optional equipment:
·         Glass charms – because why not dress up your cocktail glass?
·         A cocktail shaker – I got fancy and channeled my inner James Bond (AMC was running a marathon today) but if you want to stir the ingredients together, by all means do it. The important part is to get to sipping.
·         Vegetable peeler – for fancy garnishing techniques

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I love my measuring shot glass. It’s easy to read, clean and stores with my other shot glasses. Of which I have one or two. Dozen.

See, this is good for more than just peeling potatoes

O.M.G. Can’t wait to get a sip of this little darling. Note the cute wine charm. Doesn’t it make cocktailing that much more fun?

First up – fill the shaker with ice then add the 1.5 ounces of tequila. Or more. You’ll see I used 3 ounces, but I made two drinks. Or did I . . . ? Then in goes the pom juice. Three ounces per cocktail. 
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Before I squeezed in the lime juice, I got fancy and peeled a garnish*. You don’t have to have a garnish. I rarely get fancy, but what the hell, I was on the treadmill at 8:15 this morning. I deserved a little pizzazz. Dammit.

*Another garnish idea: cut a small ring of lime and slice ½ way into it to have it sit on your glass.

Time to shake. I have a shaker emblazoned with another brand of equally as yummy tequila. A pint glass fits neatly onto it and, while holding onto both the shaker and the glass <- very important. Shake it up.

Set the shaker on the counter and whack the glass once or twice to break the seal. Don’t whack it like it lied to you about where it was last night - a couple slight taps should do the trick.
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Strain the drink into a glass. If you’re like me and you can’t find your strainer because you think a (former) friend stole it, just use your finger, or a spoon, to block the ice from going into the glass.

Happy sipping. Let us know what you think of this recipe. Or share one of your own. Maybe we’ll give it a try.
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