Pomegranate Old Fashioned

• 2 oz. brandy or cognac
• ¼ oz. pomegranate cinnamon syrup*
• 3 dashes orange bitters
• 3 dashes aromatic bitters
• Orange peel for garnish

*Pomegranate cinnamon syrup:

• 1 cup POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice
• 2–3 broken-up cinnamon sticks
• 1 cup sugar

Pomegranate cinnamon syrup:    

1. In a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup of POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice with 2–3 broken up cinnamon sticks.
2. Bring the mixture to a light simmer and gently mash the cinnamon sticks to release flavor.
3. Add in 1 cup of sugar and gently stir to dissolve the sugar.
4. Once the sugar is dissolved, remove the saucepan from the heat, and allow the syrup to cool.
5. Using a fine-mesh strainer or cheesecloth, strain out the cinnamon sticks. Store the syrup in a glass jar in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

POM old fashioned:

1. Combine all ingredients and stir with ice.
2. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube and garnish with orange peel.