The Dirty Shirley
The grown up version of a childhood classic!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened 100% pomegranate juice
- the juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 1/2 oz vodka
- Sprite
- Maraschino cherries (these are my absolute favorites)
Instructions
- To make your own grenadine, combine the sugar and juice in a sauce pan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Thicken the mixture by rapidly bringing it to a boil for about 5 minutes. Remove form heat and cool completely. Add lemon juice to taste (it brings out a bit of the tartness). To store, pour the mixture into an airtight bottle or jar. It will keep for a month.
- Add ice to your glass and pour in vodka (adding a little extra, depending on how hard your day was). Fill the glass with Sprite and float about 1 oz of grenadine. Garnish with cherries — as many as you want!