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Pomegranate Rosemary Clementine Margaritas

November 9, 2017 By Spices in My DNA 5 Comments

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Pomegranate Rosemary Clementine Margaritas
I have quite the obsession with margaritas, if you haven’t noticed. Especially flavored ones. They are so much fun to play around with and make even more delicious than your classic margarita. I absolutely LOVE these and how festive they are. Festive drinks around the holidays totally make me the happiest girl.

Pomegranate Rosemary Clementine Margaritas

I love adding other types of citrus to margaritas, in addition to the lime juice. This recipe from last year being one of my favorites EVER. Oh my goodness you guys, SO good.

These are right up there with my winter citrus version. I made a rosemary cinnamon simple syrup to go in these which has the most subtle spiced and earthy flavor. You definitely won’t pick up a ton of rosemary and cinnamon flavor, but it adds that extra dimension of flavor and makes them more “holiday-esque”.

Pomegranate Rosemary Clementine Margaritas

These drinks are made even more festive with the cinnamon salty sugar rim! I love the mixture of margarita salt and sugar, and the extra touch of warm cinnamon flavor is so delish.

Pomegranate Rosemary Clementine Margaritas

And the clementine juice! Oh my goodness. I forget how much I love clementines until this time of year where boxes and boxes of them are stocked at the grocery store. I grew up eating them all the time and I love how strong and citrusy they are. The BEST orange flavor.

To make the clementine juice, I peeled them, put them in the blender, and puréed them. Then, I strained the juice through a fine mesh strainer, so I ended up with this perfect, pulp-free clementine juice that tastes incredible in these margaritas. I kind of just want to drink it straight, too. It’s SO GOOD. And it tastes even better mixed with the tart pomegranate juice.

Pomegranate Rosemary Clementine Margaritas

For garnishes, I added pomegranate arils because I’m slightly obsessed with them, a cinnamon stick, and a rosemary sprig. I can’t even stand how festive and beautiful they are.

Pomegranate Rosemary Clementine Margaritas

These would be perfect to make for Thanksgiving, and you could even make them pitcher style. Just multiply the recipe as many times you need, and throw all the garnishes in the pitcher!

Pomegranate Rosemary Clementine Margaritas

I have a lot of other festive holiday cocktail recipes coming to the blog this season, so stay tuned! 🙂

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Pomegranate Rosemary Clementine Margaritas with Cinnamon Salty Sugar

These delicious and festive margaritas are made with pomegranate juice, freshly made clementine juice, and a delicious rosemary cinnamon simple syrup!

Course Drinks
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 1 drink, is easily multiplied

Ingredients

For the rosemary cinnamon simple syrup

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 rosemary sprigs

For the cinnamon salty sugar

  • 2 tablespoons coarse margarita salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

For the clementine juice

  • 4 clementines

For the margaritas

  • 1 ounce lime juice
  • 1 ounce clementine juice
  • 1/2 ounce pomegranate juice
  • 1 ounce rosemary cinnamon simple syrup
  • 1 ounce tequila
  • 1/2 ounce Grand Marnier
  • lime slices for garnish
  • pomegranate arils for garnish
  • cinnamon sticks for garnish
  • rosemary sprigs for garnish

Instructions

  1. Begin by making the simple syrup. In a medium saucepan, combine the water, sugar, cinnamon sticks, and rosemary. Bring to a boil, stir until sugar has dissolved, and remove from heat. Set aside to cool completely.

  2. Make the cinnamon salty sugar. Combine margarita salt, sugar, and cinnamon on a plate and stir until combined. Set aside.

  3. Make the clementine juice. Add peeled clementines to a blender and blend until completely smooth. Pour juice into a cup or bowl through a fine mesh strainer and discard the pulp.

  4. Moisten the edge of your margarita glass with lime and rim in the cinnamon salty sugar. Fill the glass with crushed ice.

  5. To make the margarita, add ice to a cocktail shaker. Add the lime juice, clementine juice, pomegranate juice, rosemary cinnamon simple syrup, tequila, and Grand Marnier. Shake for 20-30 seconds and pour into the glass. Top with a lime slice, pomegranate arils, a cinnamon stick, and a rosemary sprig. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

*Makes enough clementine juice, simple syrup, and salty sugar for several drinks!

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  1. Christina

    November 14, 2017 at 8:51 pm

    My goodness, everything about this post is calling me. First of all, your food photography is amazing! Second, the cocktail recipe looks and sounds stellar! I don’t drink a ton of tequila but I’m going to have to try this drink ASAP!

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    • Spices in My DNA

      November 16, 2017 at 7:28 am

      Aww thanks SO much Christina!! Let me know if you give them a try! <3

      Reply
  2. Elizabeth @ Take On E

    November 16, 2017 at 8:46 pm

    HELLO lover! I just recently started drinking tequila again. Years ago, I had these weird hallucinations after just a couple margaritas, so I swore it off for a while! I’ve determined that I can have it as long as it’s 100% agave. Anyway, I LOVE putting rosemary in my cocktails — Des a delicious herbal quality! Can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
    • Spices in My DNA

      November 17, 2017 at 10:13 am

      Omg really?! That’s crazy!! And interesting! Isn’t rosemary in cocktails so good?! Let me know if you try! <3

      Reply

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    February 7, 2018 at 9:23 am

    […] have a ton of margarita recipes on the blog, like these winter ones, mango jalapeño margs, pomegranate rosemary clementine margaritas, and a strawberry hibiscus version! If you can’t tell, I just really love them. Even though […]

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