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Pomegranate Martini—Just What the Nurse Ordered

Alison Dreifus, an operating room nurse in Portland, Maine, created a Pomegranate Martini that scored highest in the 2006 Cold River Vodka Cocktail Contest held at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport. The cocktail rated 137 points out of a possible 160 points. The judges based their scoring on taste, originality, ease of preparation and appearance.

Dreifus' recipe comes as of new evidence emerges about the health benefits of pomegranate juice, which has three times the antioxidant properties found in green tea or red wine and may reduce risks of heart disease, cancer and high blood pressure. Recent studies have also shown that drinking pomegranate juice may help prevent the return of prostate cancer after surgery or radiation and may even help alleviate depression and bone loss in menopausal women.

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Cold River Pomegranate Martini

Makes 2 martinis

4 shots Cold River Vodka
2 shots Rose's lime juice or homemade lime syrup
2-4 shots of pomegranate juice

Edited by Patricia D. Sherman. Patricia Sherman is editor of www.cocktailatlas.com and www.chocolateatlas.com

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