'Hallow Vera' Mocktail Demo

With a lot of people feeling under the weather this time of year, the sight of a cocktail might be the last thing anyone needs. But if you still want the fun of a night out without the boozy implications, this mocktail might be just the thing for you. In the video above we headed over to the W in New York's Union Square to join Olives NY's Beverage manager Tom Favorule to make this healthy concoction.

Hallow Vera

Makes 1 Cocktail

1 oz. Pomegranate Juice

1 oz. Pomegranate Shrub (recipe below)

3 oz. Aloe Juice

2 oz. Club Soda Squeeze of Lime Juice

Fill a shaker with ice cubes.  Add all ingredients.  Shake and strain into a Brandy Snifter.  Top with club soda.  Garnish with fresh lime wedge. 

Pomegranate Shrub

4 cups pomegranate seeds

1 cup sugar

1 cup apple cider vinegar

1 tbsp. pomegranate molasses

In a quart container, mash pomegranate seeds with a muddler until juice forms. Add sugar to coat and pomegranate molasses coating completely, cover and let sit overnight or up to 8 hours in the refrigerator.  The following day, add vinegar and cook on stove over medium low heat until sugar is completely dissolved.  Remove from stove and strain out/remove seeds using a sifter.