Shirley Tonic

Ingredients

• 3 (3”) cinnamon sticks
• 1 (4”) piece ginger, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 10 whole cloves
• 6 cups pomegranate juice
• ⅓ cup sugar
• Club soda and lemon twists (for serving)

Directions

1. Bring cinnamon sticks, ginger, cloves, pomegranate juice, and sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan. Cook until reduced to 1½ cups, about 40 minutes. Strain syrup through a fine-mesh sieve into a heatproof measuring glass; discard solids. Let cool.
2. To serve, pour 1 oz. pomegranate syrup into a tall ice-filled glass. Top off with club soda and stir to combine; garnish with a lemon twist.
3. Do Ahead: Syrup can be made 10 days in ahead. Chill in an airtight container.