Remember a little while ago a did a post about things I liked before they were cool and mentioned I’d share a cocktail recipe shortly after? Well here it is! Well, I say cocktail, it’s more of a localised G&T recipe, but they’re practically one in the same these days right?
The drink is called Pomada and it’s a Menorcan concoction traditionally drank at fiestas. You can also buy it on the island in a pre mixed form (made with lemon juice, so slightly different from the recipe below). 
Much like alcohol at a UK festival, people will take their own Pomada and swig it as they walk around enjoying the fiesta as they slowly get wasted throughout the evening…thank the lord I attended them before the days of social media and camera phones!
Pomada is a super simple and refreshing summer drink, and I’m determined to get more people in the UK drinking it so that Xoriguer gin will start being stocked in the UK and I can re-live my youth!
You will need:
- Xoriguer gin
- Fanta Lemon
- Lemon wedge
- Ice
Official method:
- Put 2-3 chunks of ice in to a tumbler
- Add in a 35ml of gin
- Top up with Fanta Lemon
- Add lemon wedge to serve
Fiesta method:
- Pour out half the Fanta Lemon from the bottle
- Fill the other half up with the gin
- Give the whole thing a bit of a shake
- Off you go to get your fiesta oooonnnnn
Which ever recipe you choose, always follow the same final step: always drink sociably. 
If you want to find out more about the traditional Menorcan fiestas (which you definitely should if you’re ever planning a visit) this website has a decent amount of information.
Salut! And thanks for reading,
J xx
Jenny Chat 
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