Bruised Pomegranate

Name: Bruised Pomegranate
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 1/3 oz Rye whiskey 50% abv; 1 1/3 oz Red quinquina e.g. Dubonnet, Byrrh; 1/6 oz Grenadine syrup; 1/6 oz Chilled water; 1 dash Absinthe; 1 dash Orange bitters; 4 drop Chocolate bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

After dinner/digestif · Nightcap/sipping · Spirit-forward

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Ingredients

1 1/3 oz Rye whiskey 50% abv

1 1/3 oz Red quinquina e.g. Dubonnet, Byrrh

1/6 oz Grenadine syrup

1/6 oz Chilled water

1 dash Absinthe

1 dash Orange bitters

4 drop Chocolate bitters

2 drop Saline solution 4:1

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

3 THROW all ingredients with ice.
4 STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and discard.
6 Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

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50.0% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 136 calories

History

This cocktail sits between a Manhattan and a Brooklyn, with a splash of something else.

In June 2026, the rye whiskey and rouge quinquina were reduced to 30ml (1oz) each. Assuming the use of good-tempered bar ice, the chilled water was also reduced to a barspoon. This is a small amount of water, but it helps open the cocktail.