The babysitter is usually stuck at the kids’ table because they’re a recent graduate themselves. Hanging somewhere between adolescence and adulthood, they’re too cool for the spirit-free beverages the kids are slurping down but not quite ready for the full-bodied reds their parents are enjoying with dinner. Enter: The Babysitter. Enjoy in a tall glass with dinner or split it into shots to get everyone to join in on the fun.
The Babysitter Recipe
This fun drink sits between playful and grown‑up, mixing spiced pomegranate syrup with vodka, citrus, and grenadine. It’s light, fruity, and easy to share at the table.
The Babysitter
- Yield: 3–5 shots 1x
Description
This fun drink sits between playful and grown‑up, mixing spiced pomegranate syrup with vodka, citrus, and grenadine. Served in a tall glass or poured into shots, it’s light, fruity, and easy to share at the table.
Ingredients
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 5 cloves
- 5 white peppercorns
- 1 whole nutmeg, roughly cracked
- 8 oz pomegranate juice
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 1/2 oz Tito’s
- 1 ½ oz fresh-squeezed orange juice
- ½ oz lime juice
- ½ oz spiced grenadine syrup
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
Instructions
For the Syrup:
- Over medium heat, toast 3 cinnamon sticks, 5 cloves, 5 white peppercorns and 1 whole nutmeg (roughly cracked) until fragrant.
- Add 8 oz pomegranate juice and 1 cup white sugar. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved and let simmer over medium-low heat for about 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and strain through a fine-mesh strainer.
- Let cool to room temp. Bottle and refrigerate for up to 1 month.
For the Cocktail:
- Add all to a cocktail shaker, top with ice, and shake to combine, about 20-30 seconds.
- Strain with a cocktail strainer and fine-mesh strainer to remove any ice shards.
Notes
This recipe will make about 3-5 shots, depending on the size of the shot glass.
Story by Maggie Weaver
Recipes by Kaitlin Fellers
Styling by Keith Recker
Photography by Dave Bryce
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