Ingredients:

  • 2 oz vodka
  • 1 oz high-quality pomegranate-based grenadine
  • 5 oz lemon-lime soda
  • 0.5 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 3 maraschino cherries
  • 1 fresh lime wheel

Instructions:

  1. Chill the glass. Place your highball glass in the freezer for at least 10 minutes. Note: A cold glass prevents the ice from melting prematurely and diluting the vodka.
  2. Fill with ice. Use large, fresh cubes all the way to the rim. The more ice you use, the slower it melts.
  3. Add the vodka. Pour 2 oz of vodka directly over the ice.
  4. Introduce the acid. Pour 0.5 oz of lime juice. You will smell the citrus immediately as it hits the spirit.
  5. Add the soda. Pour 5 oz of lemon lime soda slowly down the side of the glass. Note: Pouring down the side preserves the most carbonation.
  6. The 'Dirty' drop. Pour 1 oz of grenadine directly into the center. Watch it sink through the layers like a red cloud.
  7. The gentle fold. Use a bar spoon to pull the syrup up from the bottom exactly once.
  8. Garnish with intention. Skewer 3 cherries and place them across the rim, then slide the lime wheel into the side.
  9. Serve immediately. The first sip should be crisp, cold, and tinged with citrus.