Pomegranate Sumac Bubbly

YIELD: 12 servings        PREP TIME: 7 min          COOK TIME: 5 min

 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup superfine or caster sugar
• 5 ounces pomegranate juice
• 1/4 cup Grand Marnier Liquor 
• 2 1/2 tablespoons ground sumac
• 1 star anise
• 1 1/2 tablespoon chopped or pureed ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 
• champagne, prosecco, or sparkling cider
• 4 ounces pomegranate seeds

 

Instructions:

Place sugar, pomegranate juice, Grand Marnier, sumac, anise, ginger, and thyme into a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Then simmer on low heat for 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Let it cool, then strain through a fine filter to get rid of the sumac grains. Discard the sumac grains and other infused ingredients and transfer the syrup to the fridge to chill. Before serving, place 2 teaspoons of the cooled sumac syrup into each champagne flute and add your sparkling beverage of choice. Stir the syrup into the sparkling beverage. Add a generous teaspoon of pomegranate seeds to the top. Garnish with lemon twist and a rosemary sprig coated with superfine sugar.

 

Featured Spices:

 Sumac