Pink Lady

Common Ground Spirits Blog Feb 2025

Pomegranate Lady

We like to think that February is when the calendar year really gets going–the holidays are well and truly over, Black History Month and Valentine’s Day provide an excuse to pause, reflect, and celebrate, and the cold of winter starts to give way to the warmth of spring. 

We love our February vibes, and there’s no better way to get back in the groove than by stopping by one of our upcoming gin tastings, snagging a bottle of Common Ground Spirits Gin, and shaking up our spring spin on a cocktail classic; the Pomegranate Lady!

Cheers to a great year ahead!

Upcoming Tastings

Total Wine Pleasant Hill, March 4th 

From 12:30-3:30pm

Total Wine San Mateo, March 8th

From 3:30-5:30pm

Total Wine Roseville, March 14th

From 6:30-9:30pm

Craft Alameda, March 22nd

From 2-4pm

Total Wine Pleasanton, March 22nd

From  3:30-6:30pm

Total Wine Stevens Creek, March 29th

From  3:30-6:30pm

 Pomegranate Lady

A classic Pink Lady cocktail is a simple combination of gin, lemon juice, applejack (a type of apple brandy), egg whites, and grenadine. We haven’t deviated too far from the standard here in our Pomegranate Lady cocktail, with one key exception: homemade pomegranate “grenadine.” This magical concoction turns the cocktail a sultry, dusky maroon color and, more importantly, creates a flavor profile ten times better and more complex than most store-bought grenadines. Plus, the batch size we’ve provided will supply you with enough leftover, long-lasting grenadine syrup for cocktails and mocktails alike (hello, pomegranate Shirley Temples!). 

Ingredients for Grenadine

(makes enough for about 20 drinks)

2 oz pomegranate molasses

6 oz demerara or turbinado sugar

6 oz water

Ingredients for Pomegranate Pink Lady

Serves 1

¾ oz fresh lemon juice

1 small egg white

1 ½ oz Common Ground Spirits Gin Recipe 03

½ oz applejack (or your favorite apple brandy)

½ oz pomegranate grenadine

Ice (about ¾ c)

Make the Pomegranate Grenadine

1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar and water and stir until the mixture is fully dissolved, then remove from heat and stir in the pomegranate molasses until it is fully dissolved. Set aside and allow to cool.

Make the Pomegranate Pink Lady Cocktail 

Strain the cocktail into a nick and nora or a coupe and serve immediately. 

In a tall cocktail shaker, add the lemon juice and egg white and shake well for about thirty seconds, then add ice, gin, applejack,and grenadine and shake until very cold.