Pomegranate Orange Cooler

Like jogging home from the greasy diner or eating two carrots for every smoked cigarette, combining a healthy activity with a devilishly - though ostensibly detrimental - decadent one is a good way to avoid self-loathing. That said: welcome to one of the healthiest drinks on this year's roster: the Pomegranate Orange Cooler. The underused pomegranate meets its über-popular brethren, the orange, creating the best indie-major collaboration since Interpol left Matador for Capitol. Furthermore, vodka is good for you, isn't it? We considered calling this one the Fruit and Potato Extravaganza but reconsidered at the last blurb-second.

Ingredients:
5 cups fresh pomegranate juice
2-1/2 cups vodka
1/3 cup orange-flavoured liqueur
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
2-1/2 cups chilled ginger ale
In a pitcher, combine the pomegranate juice, vodka, orange-flavoured liqueur and lime juice. Cover and chill until very cold (at least one hour). Just before serving, stir in the ginger ale. Pour the mixture into ice-filled glasses, garnish with the orange slices and serve. Add chunks of fruit on top add to fresh appeal.