Refreshing Bacardi Cocktail Recipe

Need to add some excitement to your Spring cocktails? Here’s a wonderfully refreshing Bacardi cocktail recipe with a feminine touch, made with homemade grenadine syrup.

by Christina Cherrier

Christina Cherrier

Christina Cherrier is a recipe developer and editor for Eatwell101 since 2011. She specializes in savory recipes, quick dinner options, and holiday menus. She is a professionally trained cook and worked as a consultant in the hospitality industry.

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Updated Aug 22, 2025

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Ingredients list for the Bacardi cocktail Recipe

Serves 2 glasses

For the Grenadine simple syrup:

• 1 cup fresh or bottled Pomegranate juice
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vodka (optional, but better for conservation)

For the cocktail:

• 1/3 cup (80ml) Bacardi Rum
• Juice from one fresh lime
• 3 – 6 tablespoons Grenadine syrup, to taste
• Sparkling water (optional)
• Lime slices for garnish
• Fresh strawberry slices for garnish (optional)
• Ice cubes

Directions

The Grenadine syrup:
1. Combine the Pomegranate juice and sugar and heat until sugar is dissolved; remove from heat and allow to cool. Add vodka and refrigerate.

The Bacardi Cocktails:
1. Fill 2 cocktail glasses with ice. And fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Add the rum, lime juice, and grenadine syrup to the shaker, and shake vigorously to get thoroughly cold. Pour over ice in glasses.
3. Top with cold sparkling mineral water, if desired.
4. Garnish with a lime slice and strawberry slices, if desired.

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Refreshing Bacardi Cocktail Recipe

Author: Christina Cherrier  |  Servings: 2 glasses

Prep Time: 15 min  |   Cook Time: 5 min

A wonderfully refreshing Bacardi cocktail made with homemade grenadine syrup.

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Ingredients

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For the Grenadine simple syrup:

• 1 cup fresh or bottled Pomegranate juice
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vodka (optional, but better for conservation)

For the cocktail:

• 1/3 cup (80ml) Bacardi Rum
• Juice from one fresh lime
• 3 - 6 tablespoons Grenadine syrup, to taste
• Sparkling water (optional)
• Lime slices for garnish
• Fresh strawberry slices for garnish (optional)
• Ice cubes

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Instructions

The Grenadine syrup:

1. Combine the Pomegranate juice and sugar and heat until sugar is dissolved; remove from heat and allow to cool. Add vodka and refrigerate.

The Bacardi Cocktails:

1. Fill 2 cocktail glasses with ice. And fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Add the rum, lime juice, and grenadine syrup to the shaker, and shake vigorously to get thoroughly cold. Pour over ice in glasses.
3. Top with cold sparkling mineral water, if desired.
4. Garnish with a lime slice and strawberry slices, if desired.

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