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A champagne flute sitting on a wooden table with a bottle of sparkling wine being poured into the flute.
Kate Ramos

California Kir Royale Pomegranate Cocktail

Festive Kir Royale Cocktail using California sparkling wine! It's an effortless three-ingredient cocktail perfect for the holidays.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 6 drinks
Cuisine: California
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

For the rim:
For the cocktail:
  • 1 bottle California Sparkling Wine well chilled
  • 6 ounces pomegranate liqueur
  • 1/2 cup fresh California pomegranate arils
To garnish: 
  • Fresh rosemary sprigs
  • slices of lime

Method
 

  1. Rim the glasses. Combine sugar and lime zest in a shallow dish. Wet the rims of 6 champagne flutes with either water or lime juice and dip in the sugar-lime zest mixture.
  2. Make the cocktail: Pour 1 ounce of pomegranate liqueur in the bottom of each glass. Top with chilled sparkling wine and divide pomegranate arils between the glasses.
  3. Garnish. Place a long rosemary sprig in each glass as a stirrer and a few lime slices if you'd like. ¡Salúd!

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