Spiced Cosmopolitan

Spiced Cosmopolitan

Tart pomegranate and fresh lime balance the warming spices of homemade chai simple syrup, all brought together by the smooth, clean finish of Port of Entry Vodka.
Servings1
Recommended GlasswareMartini Glass
DifficultyIntermediate
SeasonFall

Ingredients

  1. 2 oz Port of Entry Vodka
  2. 1 oz Pomegranate Juice
  3. .75 oz Chai Simple Syrup
  4. .50 oz Lime Juice
  5. 2-3 drops of Wonderfoam

Directions

  1. Fill a Martini glass with ice to chill it while you build your cocktail.
  2. Using a jigger, measure all of your ingredients into a cocktail shaker, including 2-3 drops of wonderfoam.
  3. Add ice and shake hard for 20-30 seconds until the shaker gets cold and frosty.
  4. Discard the ice in the Martini glass.
  5. Using a Hawthorne strainer and a fine-mesh strainer, strain the cocktail into your chilled Martini glass.
  6. Dust cinnamon over the top and garnish with a star anise.
Garnish Cinnamon Powder, Star Anise
Bartender's Notes Double straining is important because the Hawthorne strainer catches larger ice chunks and ingredients, while the fine-mesh strainer filters out tiny ice shards, pulp and herb particles for a smoother, cleaner cocktail. This is mostly necessary for cocktails that were shaken because shaking cocktails causes the ice to break up into tiny pieces that are able to escape the Hawthorne strainer.