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Bacardi Cocktail served on a pink and white napkin with a lime wedge garnish.
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Bacardi Cocktail

A wonderfully refreshing cocktail made with rum, lime, and grenadine syrup.
Course Cocktails, Rum
Cuisine American
Keyword Bacardi, cocktail, cocktails, grenadine, lime
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 Cocktails
Calories 228kcal
Author Barb

Ingredients

For the Grenadine

  • 1 cup pomegranate juice
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vodka

For the Cocktail

  • 4 ½ ounces White Rum
  • 3 tablespoons Grenadine syrup Use up to 4 tablespoons syrup depending on how sweet you want them to be.
  • Sparkling Mineral Water optional

Garnish

  • Lime slices

Instructions

To Make the Grenadine

  • Combine the Pomegranate juice and sugar and heat on medium until sugar is dissolved. Simmer until slightly thickened; about 8-10 minutes. Just until it coats the back of a spoon lightly. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
  • Add the teaspoon of vodka if using. Refrigerate.

To Make the Bacardi Cocktails

  • Fill 2 cocktail glasses with ice.
  • Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
  • Add the rum, lime juice and Grenadine to shaker, cover and shake 20-30 times to get thoroughly cold. Pour over ice in glasses.
  • Add cold sparkling mineral water to top it off if desired.
  • Garnish with a lime slice.

Notes

The optional vodka can be added to the pomegranate juice which will extend it longevity in the fridge from 3 weeks to 3 months.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cocktail | Calories: 228kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 10mg | Sugar: 14g | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.04mg