Pomegranate Martini - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 ounces vodka
1 dash lemon juice
4 1/2 ounces pomegranate juice
1 1/2 ounces maraschino cherry juice, for those that like drinks on the sweeter side (optional)
1 maraschino cherry (to garnish)
sugar, for rim

Preparation

Pour first 4 ingredients in a shaker (or use two glasses if you do not have a shaker - put one inside the other) with crushed ice and shake.
Run lime around the rim of a martini glass and coat with sugar.
Pour contents into martini glass and garnish with cherry and lemon rind.