This pomegranate tequila recipe is made with delicious pomegranate concentrate which gives tremendous fruity flavor and smoothness to your favorite tequila.
As I confessed last week, I am not ready for the holidays. Here I am one week later, even more NOT ready for the holidays. Having three kids home for two days with a stomach virus kinda does that to you. Plus, who the heck wants my annual baked goody baskets knowing that they were made in a house contaminated with a stomach virus?!
Major downer. So, no baking – at least this week. My gift shopping has been limited to Amazon – which isn’t very limiting at all, come to think about it. Luckily, I have the jams I canned last month to give out, along with these delicious bad boys.
Last year, I shared with you one favorite holiday treat I handed to friends and family: Pomegranate Infused Vodka. Super easy and brainless to make.
This year, we experimented with Pomegranate Infused Tequila. But, it lacked the smoothness and fruitiness that we loved in the overpriced pomegranate tequila we found at Costco.
Not to mention that time zoomed by between Thanksgiving and today, and we frankly, we never got around to infusing our giant bottles of tequila, just our smaller experimental ones.
Well, a bottle (or three) of pomegranate concentrate solved that problem. After a few trials and errors (and a couple ibuprofen to take care of the hangover), the hubby and I found a great formula for our Pomegranate Tequila.
Basically 1.5 parts pomegranate concentrate for every 12 parts of silver tequila. The amount of pomegranate flavor depends greatly on the brand of concentrate you buy, whether it’s POM or the ones you find at a middle-eastern grocery store (I used Sadaf, as I couldn’t find POM).
You can also use regular gold tequila, too. We tried both! Feel free to taste test yourself to find your own ratio. Throw in some pomegranate arils in the shot glass and you’ll have a real crowd pleaser with this drink!
If you don’t have concentrate, don’t fret. Throw some pomegranate arils in your bottles of tequila or vodka, gift them to your friends with instructions to strain out the arils in 2-3 weeks. And if they are like my husband, enjoy those arils. They are like mini shots of booze.
If you are wondering the shelf life for this, let me tell you. If it is not finished quickly because it is so damn tasty, it lasts for a long time. I had a couple friends who forgot about it, since it was pushed to the back of their shelf. After 2 years, it was still smooth and delicious!
Well, the cat’s out of the bag now. All my friends reading this will be expecting a bottle this year. I think I’d prefer a bottle of pomegranate tequila or a plate of cookies, too. Especially after a week of sick kids.
Pomegranate Tequila
If you don't have time to infuse your alcohol with fruit, here's a quicker way to add pomegranate flavor to your favorite liquor! Recipe by Laura Bashar of Family Spice
Ingredients:
- 1 qt tequila, gold or silver
- 1/2 cup pomegranate concentrate
Directions:
- In a large bottle or pitcher combine:
- 1 qt tequila , gold or silver
- 1/2 cup pomegranate concentrate
- Mix thoroughly and serve in shot glasses.
Notes:
Serving Suggestions: This works with vodka and rum, too.
Prep Time:
Yield: 18 servings
Thanks to Freund Container and Supply for sending me these super cute glass bottles and to POM Wonderful for the delicious pomegranates!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Wow! That is one gorgeous gift! I started baking with pomegranate just few months ago and absolutely LOVE it. Will have to try to make infusions with it.
LiztheChef says
Magic – the tipped glass. How did you do that?! Please make Christmas work for you and your family – forget all the baking and gather close what is really important. Hope you all all healthy again soon. X0 Liz
Jackie @theseasidebaker says
These are gorgeous! What a great gift! Hope your family is feeling better soon. Happy Holidays!
Jeanne @JollyTomato says
Oh my goodness – These are beautiful! Hope everyone stays well; and we hope to see you all in 2013! xoxo
Mary Platis says
This is the most beautiful holiday post!! You knocked-it-out of the ballpark with these recipes – and photos! Happy Holidays to a very special friend!
Kristina says
this is simply stunning – and sounds like a delicious gift I would certainly appreciate!
I hope everyone is better soon and your holiday is joyous!
john@kitchenriffs says
I love the idea! Pomegranate has such great flavor, and infusing tequila with it is a wonderful idea. I can see a Pomegranate Margarita in my future. 😉 Fun post and good stuff – thanks so much.
cookingrookie says
What a gorgeous drink! I love the color and I am sure I would love the taste. And those cute bottles would make a wonderful present!
p.s. I hope the kids get better soon
DB-The Foodie Stuntman says
I have my own homemade Christmas gifts for this year. I love your idea!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
Yum, your pomegranate tequila sounds wonderful – wish I was your neighbor! 🙂
Bess says
FYI, POM and pomegranate concentrate are not the same. POM is 100% juice. Pomegranate concentrate is reduced pomegranate juice, cooked down to be more concentrated, sometimes with added sugar. A syrup and not as thick as a pomegranate molasses. If you would have used POM the flavor wouldn’t be as intense. I’m gonna give this a go. I have tons of pomegranates that I plan to reduce to concentrate and found this on Pinterest.
Laura Bashar says
You are correct. POM used to sell pomegranate concentrate, but I’m not sure if they do anymore. I have made pomegranate tequila with the concentrate and with infusing the pomegranate arils. Definitely different flavors and intensities. My husband and I prefer adding the concentrate. I definitely do not like most pomegranate molasses as they add too much sugar and it takes away from the wonderful pomegranate flavor. I am envious of your tons of pomegranate! You can freeze the arils, too. And I have a lot of recipes using pomegranates, so I hope you check them out!