{"id":37366,"date":"2017-11-30T19:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T00:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=37366"},"modified":"2017-11-17T16:18:54","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T21:18:54","slug":"pomegranate-gin-and-tonic-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=37366","title":{"rendered":"Pomegranate Gin and Tonic &#8211; Revisited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, here we are in the most festive month of the year, and it&#8217;s time to party.\u00a0 Since it&#8217;s the first day of the month, and it happens to fall on our weekly recipe day, we decided to revisit one of our favorite adult beverages that Mom blogged about last December.\u00a0 If you haven&#8217;t tried one of these pomegranate gin and tonics, it&#8217;s time.\u00a0 Enjoy the revisit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*****<\/p>\n<h3>Each year I love to have a special cocktail to serve to guests (and to us) over the Christmas holiday.\u00a0 I was so happy to find one this week that I think will be just perfect.\u00a0 It involves my favorite alcohol &#8211; gin, my favorite herb &#8211; rosemary, and one of my favorite fruits &#8211; pomegranate.\u00a0 It is a festive red color, and the flavors are perfect for the winter months. And get this.\u00a0 Both the men and ladies will love this drink.\u00a0 I saw this recipe in the <em>Chevy<\/em> <em>Chase<\/em>r, which is a free monthly magazine that is delivered to the residents in our neighborhood.\u00a0 It is similar to <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2014\/12\/22\/rosemary-gin-fizz\/\">this cocktail <\/a>that we shared with you last year.\u00a0 However, the added bonus of pomegranate juice makes this drink more festive.<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>And one more thing before we get to the recipe.\u00a0 Aren&#8217;t the monogrammed glasses just adorable?\u00a0 They were a Christmas gift last year from Jordan and Yankee, and I have used them again and again.\u00a0 We found some similar ones for you <a href=\"http:\/\/tidd.ly\/b31600ae\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, just in case you would like a set of your own.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33324\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Pomegranate-Gin-Tonic-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The perfect special drink for the holidays - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"961\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Pomegranate-Gin-Tonic-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Pomegranate-Gin-Tonic-215x323.jpg 215w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Pomegranate-Gin-Tonic-300x451.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <div id=\"yrecipe-container-23\" class=\"yrecipe-container-border\" >\n    <div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Recipe\" id=\"yrecipe-container\" class=\"yrecipe\">\n      <div id=\"yrecipe-innerdiv\">\n        <div class=\"item b-b\"><div class=\"yrecipe-print-link fl-r\"><a class=\"butn-link\" title=\"Print this recipe\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"yrPrint('yrecipe-container-23', 'http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/yummly-rich-recipes\/', '' ); return false\">Print<\/a><\/div><div id=\"y-recipe-link-23\" class=\"y-recipe-link fl-r hide-print\"> <a href=\"\/\/yummly.com\" class=\"YUMMLY-YUM-BUTTON yummly-button add-recipe\">Yum<\/a>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.yummly.com\/js\/widget.js?wordpress&p=wp\"><\/script>\n                <\/div><div id=\"yrecipe-title\" itemprop=\"name\" class=\"b-b h-1 strong\" >Pomegranate Gin and Tonic<\/div>\n      <\/div><div class=\"ymeta yclear\">\n      <div class=\"fl-l width-50\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"fl-l width-50\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"yclear\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div><p id=\"yrecipe-ingredients\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Ingredients<\/p><ul id=\"yrecipe-ingredients-list\"><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-0\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2 ounces gin\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-1\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2 ounces pomegranate juice (I made my own, but you can buy it in most groceries.)\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-2\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 ounce rosemary simple syrup (recipe below)\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-3\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">Fresh rosemary for garnish (optional)\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-4\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">Splash of tonic water\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-5\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-6\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">Rosemary Simple Syrup\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-7\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-8\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 cup sugar\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-9\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 cup water\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-10\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 small rosemary branch<\/li><\/ul><p id=\"yrecipe-instructions\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Instructions<\/p><ol id=\"yrecipe-instructions-list\" class=\"instructions\"><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-0\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">For rosemary simple syrup, bring water and sugar to a boil.  Add rosemary branch then set aside to cool  Refrigerate syrup for up to two weeks.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-1\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">For the drink - Add ice, gin, pomegranate juice and syrup to a rocks glass or wine tumbler.  Give drink a light stir, then add a splash of tonic.  For added festiveness, garnish with a rosemary branch, which makes a great stir stick.  This recipe makes one drink.  Increase proportionally for more.\r<\/li><\/ol><div class=\"y-linkback\">Schema\/Recipe SEO Data Markup by <a title=\"Yummly Rich Recipes\" alt=\"Yummly Rich Recipes\" href=\"http:\/\/plugin.yummly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yummly Rich Recipes<\/a><\/div><div class=\"yummly-recipe-plugin\" style=\"display: none;\">0.1<\/div><a id=\"y-printed-permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=37366\"title=\"Permalink to Recipe\">http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=37366<\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">wk_bootstrap();<\/script><img id=\"yrecipe-beacon\" src=\"http:\/\/yummly-static.s3.amazonaws.com\/pixels\/wordpress-plugin.png?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthe2seasons.com%2F%3Fp%3D37366\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\">\n        <\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33325\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3605-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Pomegranate gin and tonic - Both the men and ladies love this drink! - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3605-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3605-430x286.jpg 430w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3605-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0\u00a0 If you are looking for some good cocktail recipes, we have some others <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2015\/10\/01\/zesty-bloody-marys\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2016\/07\/07\/gin-and-grapefruit-juice-cocktail\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2014\/12\/22\/rosemary-gin-fizz\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/12\/13\/poinsettia-holiday-cocktail\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2014\/03\/20\/key-lime-pie-martini\/\">here<\/a>,\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2015\/11\/12\/spicy-margarita-recipe\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2015\/07\/23\/peach-mango-margarita\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2015\/06\/11\/pink-lemonade-margarita\/\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2013\/04\/11\/the-new-york-sour\/\">here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>It&#8217;s a jam packed week-end for us, but we will be back here tomorrow sharing our Saturday Selections.\u00a0 See you then.<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Take care.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Affiliate link provided.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, here we are in the most festive month of the year, and it&#8217;s time to party.\u00a0 Since it&#8217;s the first day of the month, and it happens to fall on our weekly recipe day, we decided to revisit one of our favorite adult beverages that Mom blogged about last December.\u00a0 If you haven&#8217;t tried [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[31,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37366"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37366"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37368,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37366\/revisions\/37368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}