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Delicious! truly tastes like Christmas in a cup. I love having a non-alcoholic option for a drink around the holidays.
Andrea
We’ve come to our senses: what are the holidays without fun festive beverages?!
This rosemary pom spritzy mocktail is keeping us well on the merry side of things with zero alcohol. Herby, zingy rosemary-infused simple syrup cutting through the sweet tart pomegranate juice, bubbly fizz, fresh lime squeezes if you’re fancy (lime bubbly water if you’re us) and then it’s just holiday magic from there on out.
There are so many fun things to do to fancy this up if you want to wow them with a Christmas cocktail/mocktail hour or if you just really want to reward yourself after a long day of gift-wrapping because, let’s be real, getting those corners even can be so frustrating and eventually you just give up and wrap the whole thing in scotch tape. Anyway.
A Four-Ingredient Treat
Here are the four things you’ll need to make this happen:
- Rosemary simple syrup (rosemary, sugar, water)
- Pomegranate juice (cranberry juice works too!)
- Soda water or lime-flavored bubbly water
- Lime squeezes (optional)
Other than that, there’s not a lot to it. Just mix, sip, toast, enjoy.
Make It Fancy
If you have those ice molds that make a big ice ball (affiliate link), those are so very fun in here. A sprig of fresh rosemary to garnish, some sugar-dusted cranberries, is this all in a fancy glass? WE HOPE SO. Even if it is in a probably-wrong glass like a stemless wine glass, just, you do you.
This also would be great with a splash of your favorite spirit if you’re going that way. Gin might be wintry and nice, but vodka would work too. We like to mix it with straight up lime LaCroix or Spindrift to keep things quick, but soda water and fresh lime is clutch. You can also mix it with ginger beer, which is lovely, but on the sweeter end so that might work better with the alcoholic version.
If you have a day or two, we’d def recommend letting that simple syrup sit in the fridge for a bit so it gets really nice and rosemary-y. It sure is a special treat swimming around in this drink so do yourself that favor. But also still great if you saw this post and you were like “Me. Want. Now.” and you’re already sipping away!
Cheers, frands!
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Rosemary Pom Spritzer AKA The Merry Mocktail
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: recipe is for a 4-cup batch of simple syrup which you can save in the fridge for several weeks (makes enough for about 15-20 drinks)
Description
Everyone needs a good fancy fun mocktail in their life – especially during the holidays. Herby, zingy rosemary-infused simple syrup, sweet tart pomegranate juice, bubbly fizz, and fresh lime squeezes. Holiday magic!
Ingredients
Rosemary Simple Syrup
- 4 cups water
- 4 cups sugar
- (2) .5 oz packages fresh rosemary (basically, a nice big bunch of rosemary)
- optional: 4-5 whole cloves (a pinch of ground cloves works too)
Merry Mocktail
- 2–3 ounces rosemary simple syrup
- 2–3 ounces pomegranate juice (cranberry juice is a good sub)
- 2–3 ounces club soda (see note 1 for more ideas)
Instructions
- Heat the water, sugar, rosemary, and cloves in a saucepan over medium high heat. Bring to a low boil and let everything simmer for 5-10 minutes until the sugar has fully dissolved. Pour through a fine mesh strainer to remove the cloves and rogue rosemary leaves. Transfer to glass jars and store in the fridge for 2 weeks. (I often stick a sprig of rosemary in there so it keeps getting more intense.)
- Pour your desired ratios of rosemary syrup, pomegranate juice, and club soda over an ice ball into a glass. Stir gently, taste and adjust, and enjoy.
Notes
Alternatives to Club Soda: Other drinks that I’ve loved in this include ginger ale, grapefruit Spindrift, and Ghia Ginger! Keep in mind that with some of these, it will make it very sweet, so you may want to add extra ice to balance it all out.
Garnish with a rosemary sprig or some fresh cranberries if you want to be fancy!
The rosemary sprig in the simple syrup will drop its leaves – I usually just let them settle to the bottom and then pour slowly so I don’t get rosemary leaves in my drink. (A sprig is easy to drink around – but the single little needles / leaves tend to slip into your mouth more easily when you’re drinking which is not super pleasant.)
We LOVE these ice ball molds (affiliate link) and use them constantly, year-round.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: holiday mocktail, holiday cocktail, Christmas mocktail, Christmas drink, Christmas cocktail
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So perfectly good! I made the mocktails right away after making the simple syrup (no 2 week wait) and the rosemary flavour was quite strong, in a good way. Simple ingredients but very good flavour.
Refreshing and delicious! Perfect Holiday mocktail or cocktail. YUM.
I love the thought of having this tucked away in the fridge in December. I’m going to try it with lots of lime and club soda next.
Enjoyed this yummy mocktail tonight with friends! I worries the rosemary would be too savory but it was perfect. Will make again soon!!! My husband loved it with whiskey added.
I just made this spritzer with fresh rosemary from our yard and it is easy and delicious! The rosemary flavor goes so well with the pomegranate and lime flavors! I like that I can customize the sweetness by using less or more of the rosemary simple syrup! Perfect mocktail for the holidays! And it makes a lot of the simple syrup! I might try freezing it since I’ll have a lot leftover!
This will be perfect for my punch bowl for Christmas! We don’t typically drink alcohol so this is a great alternative with cram raspberry sparkling water!
I made this with Empress 1908 Indigo Gin and we LOVED it! Equally fun as a mocktail. I made it with pomegranate juice but will try cranberry next as the pomegranate is pretty sweet! This will be our holiday drink!
So fun and easy to make! Need to purchase an ice ball mold for the next time. I think the syrup would make a fun Xmas hostess gift too!
This drink was the perfect holiday mocktail!
Yum! Great holiday drink!
This was SO easy, pretty, and yummy. And Lindsey, you need to update the recipe to tell people how amazing it will make your house smell as the simple syrup simmers!
I served as both a mocktail and with gin, and both were lovely.
This drink is delicious! I’m a big fan of rosemary so I loved the flavor in this. We used unsweetened cranberry juice instead of pomegranate. Perfect drink for the holidays.
I made this as part of the holiday cooking club and it was really great!! My husband and I had it with our dinner and will I have to make it for my family at Christmas time. The rosemary and cloves made the syrup taste so yummy! My daughter and I don’t drink alcohol so really appreciate this mocktail!! It looks pretty too!
This was super easy and very good. A great NA option for parties!
Made these for the kids table for a family birthday dinner and they were such a hit that a bunch of the grownups asked if they could have some! I was a little intimidated by the rosemary simple syrup but it was so easy and really elevated the whole drink. My kids were THRILLED to get a fancy drink and they sucked theirs right down (and then we paid for their sugar spike, so reader beware: your kids may act crazy if consumed on an empty stomach before dinner!).
We’re going to try adding alcohol for the next adults-only event!
My husband said it tasted like Christmas in a glass 😁
This drink is literal Christmas in a cup! They were a hit at my Christmas Cookie exchange!
Love this! I used Ginger Beer in my latest version and it was great! So refreshing and festive!
This has become our go to drink with every holiday gathering and meal. So easy, so light and refreshing. I’ve changed up which flavor of juice I use and pomegranate is by far the best so far.
This mocktail is so good. I’m planning to serve it this weekend for a Christmas party. I had Black Cherry Plum juice on hand and it was delicious.
Great festive, non alcoholic drink! I preferred it with a bit less syrup to make it less sweet, but really liked the rosemary flavor.
So yummy!
Pretty tasty and comes together quickly. I halved the syrup as I didn’t need 4 cups of it. I used a pomegranate cranberry juice as my local store was out of straight pom. I definitely look forward to trying it with just pom as my juice was a touch too sweet for my liking. I also used a lemon lime Waterloo, yum. I think this would be great if you sub in cava/champagne.
Excited to keep playing with the recipe and now to find uses for leftover syrup!
Yum! Next time I make it, I will increase the amount of club soda/sparkling water. I like my mocktails a little more bubbly! But the flavor was great.
Made this tonight with some cranberry pomegranate juice and ginger beer. Had to use the ginger beee bc I think my kid drank all the club soda.
Would have been even better with a squeeze of lime juice, but I was all out..
It all turned out beautifully though because the ginger beer added an extra bit of spice and carbonation.
Thank you again for another delicious recipe and for hosting the holiday cooking club!