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Pomegranate juice

Also called POM juice, jus de grenade, jugo de granada

Juice pressed from pomegranate arils, deep garnet, tart and tannic with a floral edge. It is the base of real grenadine and a vivid sour component on its own with gin, vodka or tequila. Bottled 100% juice (POM style) is fine for cocktails; sweetened blends are not.

  • tart red fruit
  • cranberry
  • tannin
  • floral
  • honey
  • mineral

Origin

The pomegranate is native from Iran to the Himalayas and has been cultivated since antiquity across the Mediterranean, appearing in Egyptian art and ancient texts; desert caravans carried it for its thirst quenching juice. The Spanish brought it to California in 1769, and the Wonderful cultivar, propagated there in 1896, became the commercial standard. The juice is widely sweetened into grenadine for mixed drinks and cooked into syrups and sauces in Asian cooking.

Production and safety

Refrigerate after opening and use within 5 to 7 days (fresh pressed within 2 days). Many bottled juices are preserved with sulfites: check the label and flag the drink if so. Pomegranate stains cloth and porous surfaces; wipe spills at once.

Allergens: None

Common uses

  • house grenadine
  • a pomegranate Sour with gin
  • pomegranate Margarita
  • a Champagne cocktail with pomegranate
  • the house concept that calls for it

Sources

  1. Pomegranate (Morton, Fruits of Warm Climates, Purdue NewCROP), Purdue University NewCROP ยท secondary source, retrieved 2026-10-11