Tayari's Blog: Camille's Fast & Loose With Pomegranate Juice!

Posted by TayariJones on April 3, 2008 08:19 AM
Filed under Cocktails With Writers

Who could doubt cocktail advice from Camille Dungy? After all, her first book is called What To Eat, What To Drink, And What To Leave For Poison. As spring has finally sprung on the east coast, here's her fun and fruity winter's-over celebratory beverage.

Here's Camille and what she has to say this yummy concoction:

"I've been loving the bitters. They're good for the tummy and tasty on the tongue, but they are, well, bitter, so it's always nice to lighten them up. It being the onset of spring, and Demeter all joyful to have her girl back, and there being little worry about anyone having to get stuck back in to winter for awhile now, how about playing fast and loose with pomegranate juice?"

Here's how to do it:

  • Fill a shaker with ice.
  • Add 4 parts pomegranate juice, 2 parts vodka, 1 part Campari.
  • Strain and pour into tumblers over ice.
  • Add 2-4 parts soda and generous squeeze of lemon (or just use sparkling lemonade), leave the twist in the glass.

    If you're prone to like your drinks less fizzy, it's plenty good without all the soda, but that twist is essential.


    "Whatever way you like your poetry, this book is a must."
    —Nikki Giovanni

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