Feel Fancy With This Jack Fire Spicy Billionaire

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Don’t be mislead, The Spicy Billionaire cocktail is the ideal drink. The perfect combination of sweet and spicy, this thing packs a smokey punch. And the homemade pomegranate grenadine will put that neon red stuff on your shelf to shame. Easy enough for an amateur to make, and even easier to drink.  

The Spicy Billionaire


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INGREDIENTS:
  • 1¼ ounces Jack Fire
  • ¼ ounce single malt whiskey
  • ½ ounce homemade grenadine (2 cups pomegranate juice; 2 cups sugar; 2 cups pomegranate molasses; 2 cups water) 
  • ½ ounce fresh lemon juice
  • 1 ounce apple juice
DIRECTIONS:
  • Make Homemade Grenadine: Heat the pomegranate juice just until it begins to boil. Remove from heat and add the sugar, pomegranate molasses, and water. Stir until all are dissolved, and let it cool.
  • In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine all the ingredients. Cover, shake vigorously, and pour the mixture into a rocks glass over ice. Serve. 

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