Cocktails with grenadine
Chapman1 : 1 · Zero proof
Cinderella2¾ : 2 : 1 : 2¾ · Zero proof
El Presidente1 : 1 · Rum
Jack Rose3 : 1 : ¾ · Calvados
Mary Pickford1 : 1 · Rum
Mexican Firing Squad3 : 1 : ½ · Tequila
Monkey Gland3 : 3 : 1 : 1 · Gin
Pink Lady1 : 1 : 1 · Gin
Pussyfoot8 : 1 : 1 : 1 · Zero proof
Roy Rogers1 : 22 · Zero proof
Rum Runner1¾ : 1 : 1 : ¾ : ¾ · Rum
Scofflaw2 : 2 : 1 : 1 · Whiskey
Shirley Temple1 : 1¼ : 22 · Zero proof
Singapore Sling1 : ½ : 4 : ½ : ¼ · Gin
Tequila Sunrise3 : 6 : 1 · Tequila
Ward Eight4 : 1 : 1 : ¼ · Whiskey
Zombie4 : 2¼ : 1 : ¾ : ¾ · Rum
Make your own
- 240 ml (1 cup) pomegranate juice, at room temperature
- 200 g (1 cup) superfine (caster) sugar
- 60 ml (¼ cup) pomegranate molasses
- 1–3 tsp orange flower water (optional)
- 30 ml (2 tbsp) vodka (optional, to help it keep)
How to make it
- 1Put the pomegranate juice and sugar in a bottle or jar and shake until the sugar dissolves.
- 2Add the pomegranate molasses and shake well.
- 3Add orange flower water to taste, and the vodka if using.
- 4Refrigerate.
BBC Good Food warms equal amounts of pomegranate juice and sugar (100 ml juice, 100 g sugar) until the sugar dissolves and adds a drop of orange blossom water, with no molasses.
Recipe: Imbibe: Homemade Grenadine · Checked against: BBC Good Food: Homemade grenadine syrup
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Swaps
Out of grenadine? In a pinch, use raspberry syrup. The drink will taste different, but it will still work.
Grenadine can stand in for raspberry syrup.