Ready for a special drink recipe? We teamed up with our friends over at Numi Tea to make this cocktail for a perfect Valentine’s Day evening at home. It’s tart and fruity with floral notes, as you might guess.
And I’ll show you how to make the cutest garnish ever—rose petal confetti!
Related: 20 Valentine’s Day Cocktail Ideas
Rose Pomegranate Martini, serves one
vodka
Numi Organic White Rose Tea
sweet vermouth
pomegranate juice
fresh mint leaves
cherry bitters
aromatic bitters
rose petals
honey
To infuse your vodka with Numi Organic White Rose Tea, simply pour 1 cup vodka into a container and add one tea bag. Seal the container (mason jars work great for this!) and let it sit for a few hours or overnight in a cool dark spot.
When it’s done your vodka should be amber colored (like sweet tea). Sometimes floral drinks can get a little overwhelming and taste a little more on the potpourri side. But this tea was perfect for getting all the flavor I like without going too far.
Next, up rose petal confetti! This is my favorite part.
NOTE: If you want your rose petals to be edible, be sure to buy organic roses. They’re not easy to find, but some of our local grocery and health food stores carry them from time to time.
1. Chop colored rose petals into tiny bits, like confetti.
2. Use a clean paint brush to brush honey onto one side of the rim of your glass. Be sure to keep the honey only on the outside of the glass, not the inside.
3-4. Press the honeyed rim onto the rose petal bits until it is completely covered with confetti!
In a shaker, combine 1.5 ounces pomegranate juice, 1.5 ounces vodka infused with white rose tea, half an ounce of sweet vermouth, 1 dash of each bitter and 3-5 broken mint leaves.
Shake with ice and pour into your pre-garnished cocktail glass. Enjoy!
Do you have any special plans for Valentine’s? We’re thinking dinner at home this year! I’m looking forward to making a little feast of all our favorite foods. xo. Elsie
Love this cocktail? Check out The Best Martini recipes for more!
.
Grab this guide to see our Top 25 Recipes of all time!
Free Popular Recipe Guide
Our top 25 recipes of all time!
Get the Recipe
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces vodka (infused with white rose tea )
- 1 bag Numi Organic White Rose Tea
- ½ ounce sweet vermouth
- 1½ ounces pomegranate juice
- 3-5 mint leaves (fresh)
- 1 dash cherry bitters
- 1 dash aromatic bitters
- rose petals (for garnish)
- honey (for garnish)
Instructions
- To infuse your vodka with Numi Organic White Rose Tea, simply pour 1 cup vodka into a container and add one tea bag. Seal the container (mason jars work great for this!) and let it sit for a few hours or overnight in a cool dark spot.
- When it's done, your vodka should be amber colored (like sweet tea). Sometimes floral drinks can get a little overwhelming and taste a little more on the potpourri side. But this tea was perfect for getting all the flavor I like without going too far.
- Chop colored rose petals into tiny bits, like confetti.
- Use a clean paint brush to brush honey onto one side of the rim of your glass. Be sure to keep the honey only on the outside of the glass, not the inside
- Press the honeyed rim onto the rose petal bits until it is completely covered with confetti!
- In a shaker, combine 1.5 ounces pomegranate juice, 1.5 ounces vodka infused with white rose tea, half an ounce of sweet vermouth, 1 dash of each bitter and 3-5 broken mint leaves.
- Shake with ice and pour into your pre-garnished cocktail glass. Enjoy!
Just genius! Rose confetti? How did you come up with this idea?
Ah! I’ve really been wanting to try making some homemade rose water for part of my food blog on http://www.helloluvvy.com/. I had never thought about finding a rose tea. Thanks for the inspiration ladies!
I love that rose petal confetti!!
xoxo
Taylor
www.welcomehometaylor.com
Sounds yummy, the ride petals are amazing
Lauren
livinginaboxx
Oh my gosh this looks amazing! Definitely trying this!
I love the rose petals on the glass. Such an awesome, colorful touch!
http://tarynnicole.com
I had no idea what cocktail to serve on Friday – this is perfect! Thanks so much for the idea :).
this looks so fun! i love the edible confetti!
xxoo,
nikki
www.dreaminneon.blogspot.com
Gorgeous! I love the rose petal confetti, I thought it was just paper! Too pretty, and the drink sounds fab, love a tea based cocktail……
POM tastes sooo good!
http://talisatalksbeauty.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/valentines-day-gift-guide-for-her.html
I love the idea of using roses on the rim! Very creative:)
This sounds so tasty! I love tea cocktails, especially fruity ones!
You guys make me want to drink ; )
I’ve never thought about using tea in a cocktail before, and I think about yummy beverages a lot! I’m currently doing a no alcohol detox but might have to make Valentine’s a cheat day! – B X
This is such a unique idea for a drink. It would be great for a non-alcohol drink as well. I love the honey with the rose petals. Wow. Thanks for sharing! xo
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CrownofCreationShop
Oh man this look so delicious I have to make it while my boyfriend is here.
mmmm. i love pomegranate and martinis. might have to combine my love for both and try this out!
It looks really nice
Looooove the idea with the rose petals! Absolutely gorgeous! Will definitely try it!
Wow! What a great drink for Valentine´s day, I´ll do my best to prepate it to my boyfriend although I´m not sure about the final result..thanks for the great idea