Late Summer Sip: PAMA Liqueur with Soda and Lime

We've been meaning to show you our new favorite liqueur for quite a while. But as we sipped and sipped, the bottle level got lower and lower, and now we have hardly any left to show you! And that, I suppose, is a recommendation all in itself. But here's a little description of this tart, ruby-colored liqueur, and the reasons why we sipped it all summer long.

PAMA is a pomegranate liqueur — a mix of pomegranate juice from California pomegranates, vodka, and a touch of tequila. The final alcohol content is relatively low: 17%. This makes a lovely mixer for cool weeknight drinks. We love drinking a little glass of PAMA with ice, cold soda water, and a few squeezes of fresh lime juice. It's tart, sweet, and rather rich-tasting — like a pomegranate itself. There are even the slightly bitter aftertastes of the tannins in the pomegranate fruit.

It's refreshing and very pretty, too. And this is a liqueur that will carry over well into the fall. We can picture it mixed with orange juice or Grand Marnier for holiday cocktails, or with Champagne for a pink and fizzy Christmas toast.

Have you ever tried PAMA? What did you think? It's joining our list of great liqueurs to have on hand for refreshing soda mixers.

• More about PAMA: PAMA Liqueur

(Images: Faith Durand; PAMA Liqueur)

Comments (6)

just tried this last weekend, my friend had been raving about it. we had it with lemonade, and it was perfect with cheese and crackers while we waited for the grill to heat up.

posted by youreacigarette on September 11th 2009 at 5:58pm
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It's a staple in our house. We mix it with champagne or prosecco. Delightful!

posted by streetstupid on September 11th 2009 at 7:44pm
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My mom mixed it with champagne for my birthday. It was very, very yummy.

posted by Emily G. on September 12th 2009 at 10:01am
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I make a PAMA cosmo- citrus vodka, PAMA and cranberry juice. My new summer drink.

posted by sue3465 on September 12th 2009 at 4:59pm
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I'm so addicted to this stuff it's not even funny. At $21 a bottle, though, I have to try to make it last as long as possible. My husband came up with a great drink--regular Fresca mixed with Pama. It just wouldn't be summer for me without this yumminess!

posted by gardensimple on September 12th 2009 at 8:27pm
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I bring a bottle to Christmas every year, which is a nice refresher from all the heavy foods at our holiday meals.
All it needs in my book is a splash of club soda and a twist of lemon!
Delish!

posted by quincessential on September 16th 2009 at 11:28am
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