Serve our grenadine and champagne cocktails at a festive party, then check out our recipes for homemade grenadine, kir royale and more champagne cocktails.
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Ingredients
- pomegranates 4
- white caster sugar 100g
- brown sugar lumps 3
- lime 1, sliced
- Champagne 1 bottle
Method
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Step 1
Juice the pomegranates by pressing them in a citrus press, using a citrus juicer or by releasing all the flesh from the membrane and pulsing it in a blender before sieving out the pips.
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Step 2
Dissolve the caster sugar in 2 tbsp water and then simmer it until you have a very thick, sticky syrup, then stir in the pomegranate juice to make fresh grenadine. Cool, then cover with clingfilm. This will keep in the fridge for up to 5 days.
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Step 3
Crack the sugar lumps in half (or into large pieces). Drop a piece each into 6 champagne glasses, then add a measure of grenadine and a slice of lime to each one. Top up with champagne (it will fizz up quite a lot because of the sugar) and serve.
