50th Episode Special: The Bold Pomegranate Sazerac

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Merry Christmas! Celebrating Episode 50 with a Festive Pomegranate Sazerac! 🎄🥃

Welcome to a massive milestone of Thirsty Thursday Cocktails! Today is Episode 50, and we are celebrating Christmas Day in style with a high-proof, festive evolution of a New Orleans icon.

In Part Four of our December series, we are going “Neeley-on-Neeley” by featuring spirits from our good friends Royce and Rebekah at the Neeley Family Distillery. This isn’t your average Sazerac—we’ve swapped the sugar cube for Pomegranate Liqueur to get that beautiful ruby-red holiday color and added a healthy pour of award-winning Absinthe Verte for a silky, medicinal complexity that is absolutely legendary.

This is “Christmas in a Glass”—bold, herbal, and finished with a dark-fruit brightness. Whether you’re a rye whiskey aficionado or looking for the perfect Christmas cocktail recipe, this Pomegranate Sazerac is the ultimate holiday pour.

Please drink responsibly. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

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📋 The Recipe: Pomegranate Sazerac

  • 2 oz Neeley’s Sweet Thumped Rye
  • 0.5 oz Pomegranate Liqueur
  • 0.25 oz Neeley’s “Fear and Loathing in Kentucky” Absinthe Verte
  • 0.25 oz Demerara Syrup
  • 4 Dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
  • 2 Dashes Cardamom Bitters
  • Garnish: Lemon Peel (Expressed)

Instructions:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with plenty of ice.
  2. Stir for 20–30 seconds for perfect dilution and chill.
  3. Strain neat into a chilled glass.
  4. Express a lemon peel over the top to bridge the fruit and herbal notes. Cheers!

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