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Pomegranate Placebo | Taste and Tipple

Pomegranate Placebo

As low- and no-ABV cocktails continue to gainpopularity, you may find them on drink lists filedunder “placebo cocktails” – hence the name forthis seasonal sober-curious concoction.

Course Drinks
Cuisine Canadian
Keyword Let's Get Blitzen, Mocktail, Pomegranate
Prep Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Servings 1
Author Yvonne Langen

Ingredients

  • 1 oz pomegranate juice
  • ¾ oz grapefruit juice
  • ¾ oz lemon juice
  • ¾ oz honey rosemary ginger syrup
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters*
  • 1 egg white OR ¾ oz aquafaba

Honey Rosemary Ginger Syrup

  • 1 cup honey
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 ” fresh ginger peeled and sliced
  • ½ cup fresh rosemary sprigs

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients to a shaker and dry shake for 15-20 seconds.
  2. Add ice and shake again until well-chilled.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Honey Rosemary Ginger Syrup

  1. Combine honey, water, ginger, and rosemary sprigs in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring often, for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit at room temperature until completely cool.
  2. Remove rosemary sprigs and ginger, store syrup in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three weeks.

Recipe Notes

*Angostura bitters contains alcohol, consider excluding or substituting for a non-alcoholic bitters if you observe a sober lifestyle.