Cocktail Hour: Crimson Crush

Here is a festive, fun cocktail that would be great for Christmas or New Years or after a long day of work.  I love anything with crushed ice, so when a picture of this cocktail came through on my phone through Flipboard, I was instantly smitten.  My version is a tinsey bit more snow cone than the original version, but the ice paired great with the pomegranate and melted into the alcohol to make the drink pleasantly weaker.  Rather than slowing down because of the holiday, work has been crazy busy as the end of year approaches (and for me a January trial date) so I have been posting a lot less than I had hoped.  I did make a bunch of holiday cookies, but I unfortunately feel it may be too late to share them on the blog.  I also wanted to share my family's latke's, but alas the moment for that has passed as well.  Instead of lots of holiday stuff, from here on out to the end of the year I will focus on blogging about all the books that I have read and have not yet blogged about!  I have a major backlog and will try to remedy that over the next week or so and start the new year fresh!

Crimson Crush, adapted from Marie Claire (for 1 cocktail)
1/4 pink or red grapefruit, sliced into chunks
2 ounces vodka
1 ounce St. Germain
3 tablespoons pomegrantante seeds with juices
crushed ice

In a short cocktail glass, muddle the grapefruit and pomegranate seeds/juices.  Add the vodka and St. Germain.  Cover with crushed ice and stir.  Sprinkle with more pomegranate seeds.