As any good “chef” will tell you, it’s important not to throttle your dinner gue…

As any good “chef” will tell you, it’s important not to throttle your dinner guests 👨‍👨‍👧 before dinner…there will be far too many leftovers!
That said, the pre-dinner cocktail, AKA, “don’t bother mom when she’s trying to get dinner on the table.”
Cheers! 👩🏻‍🍳🍹
Ginger Pomegranate Bourbon Cocktail adapted from cooknourishbliss

INGREDIENTS

2 ounces bourbon
3 ounces pomegranate juice
1 tablespoon “spiced” simple syrup (add a dash of all spice, a splash of vanilla extract and some cinnamon sticks to some simple syrup)
ice cubes
2 to 4 ounces ginger beer (to taste)
orange slices, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS
Add the bourbon, pomegranate juice and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker filled with several ice cubes. Shake.
Strain into a glass filled with more ice cubes. Top with the ginger beer and garnish with an orange slice. Serve.