Grenadine (Grenadine) – pomegranate syrup with a tart-sweet taste and rich ruby color, appeared at the end of the 10th century. It is used in long drinks as a natural coloring and sweetener, and in shots it balances the taste of the alcohol base. We present to your attention the XNUMX best recipes for cocktails with grenadine, according to the editors of the Alkofan website. When compiling the rating, we were guided by taste, popularity, ease of preparation and availability of ingredients. There is also one non-alcoholic cocktail on the list.
About the quality of the syrup. In the classic variation, grenadine consists of pomegranate juice, water and sugar, but to reduce costs and increase shelf life, many manufacturers add flavors and preservatives to the composition, and some go even further, replacing almost all pomegranate juice with more affordable blackcurrant juice, so cheap brands grenadine is almost guaranteed to be low quality.
To make most grenadine cocktails, you need to be able to properly layer the ingredients so that they do not mix with each other. How to make layered cocktails is described in a separate article. At home, a bar spoon can be replaced with a regular knife.
Cocktail Rating
- Tequila Sunrise.
The cocktail was invented in the 30s and 40s. XX century on the border of Mexico and the United States. It looks like a sunrise. The recipe became popular thanks to the Rolling Stones. It is considered one of the most popular tequila and grenadine cocktails.
Composition:
- silver (clear) tequila – 45 ml;
- orange juice – 90 ml;
- grenadine – 15 ml;
- ice cubes.
Recipe: fill a highball glass with ice, pour in tequila and orange juice. Add grenadine to the center of the glass. Mix. Garnish with a cocktail cherry or orange slice. Drink through a straw.
- Hiroshima (Hiroshima).
Alcoholic shot, reminiscent of a nuclear explosion. Invented in the 50s of the XX century in the USSR.
Composition and proportions:
- sambuca – 20 ml;
- absinthe – 20 ml;
- Baileys liqueur – 20 ml;
- grenadine – 2-3 drops.
Recipe: pour sambuca into a glass, add Baileys along a spoon or knife blade so that the layers do not mix. Put a third layer of absinthe. In the middle of the glass, add a few drops of pomegranate syrup. Drink in one gulp or through a straw, starting from the bottom layer. You can pre-ignite.
- Boyarsky.
The cocktail is named after the actor Mikhail Sergeevich Boyarsky. In fact, the drink is a mixture of vodka and grenadine. The recipe was invented in 2004 at the Kazantip festival.
Composition:
- vodka – 25 ml;
- grenadine – 25 ml;
- Tobasco sauce (red) – 5 ml (4-5 drops).
Recipe: Pour pomegranate syrup into a shot glass. Lay a layer of vodka on top, then add 4-5 drops of Tobasco. Drink a cocktail in one gulp, hit the table with your hand and shout: “A thousand devils!” or “Canal!”
- Rainbow (Rainbow).
Spectacular cocktail with a mild taste, gaining popularity in Europe.
Composition:
- vodka – 50 ml;
- Malibu – 30 ml;
- Blue Curacao – 20 ml;
- grenadine – 20 ml;
- orange juice – 150 ml.
Recipe: Add pomegranate syrup to the bottom of a tall glass, then slowly pour in the orange juice. Mix Malibu liqueur, crushed ice, vodka and Blue Curaçao in a shaker. Slowly strain the mixture through a strainer (strainer) into a glass. Decorate the finished drink with a cherry, orange or pineapple slice, drink through a straw without stirring.
- Russian flag.
A three-layer cocktail with an interesting sweet and sour taste, which is prepared on the occasion of public holidays in Russia. The recipe was invented in the late 80s of the XX century.
Composition:
- vodka – 15-20 ml;
- grenadine syrup – 20 ml;
- Blue Curacao liqueur – 20 ml;
- cream – 5-7 ml.
Recipe: Pour grenadine into a glass, top with a layer of Blue Curacao. In a separate pile, mix vodka with cream until a homogeneous white consistency. Lay the vodka with cream in the third layer. Drink a cocktail in one gulp. First say a toast to the Fatherland.
- Planter’s Punch.
Refreshing fruit cocktail with grenadine and Jamaican rum. The first written mention of the recipe is found in the New York Times in 1908.
Composition:
- dark rum – 45 ml;
- orange juice – 35 ml;
- pineapple juice – 35 ml;
- lemon juice – 20 ml;
- sugar syrup – 10 ml;
- grenadine – 10 ml;
- Angostura bitter – 4-6 drops (optional).
Recipe: Fill a tall glass with ice cubes. Mix rum, juices, grenadine and sugar syrup in a shaker with ice. Pour the mixture from the shaker through a strainer (strainer) into a glass. Top with crushed ice (crash) and Angostura. Garnish with an orange or pineapple slice. Drink through a straw.
- Uncle Vanya (Vasya).
The cocktail is remembered for its rich sweet and sour taste with a slight citrus aftertaste. The author of the recipe and the time of appearance are unknown. According to one version, the drink is named after the play by A.P. Chekhov “Uncle Vanya”, written in 1896. According to another, the recipe was invented by a bartender named Ivan.
Composition:
- vodka – 20 ml;
- lemon juice – 20 ml;
- grenadine – 20 ml.
Recipe: Pre-chill all ingredients. Pour pomegranate syrup on the bottom of the shot (shot), put a layer of freshly squeezed lemon juice on top (pre-strain through a strainer to remove the pulp). Add the third layer of vodka. Drink in one gulp.
- Bahama Mama.
According to one version, the cocktail is named after the Boney M song “Bahama Mama”, released on the fourth studio album of the Oceans of Fantasy band in 1979. The song is about a mother from the Bahamas who cannot marry her six daughters.
Composition:
- light rum – 30 ml;
- Malibu – 30 ml;
- dark rum – 15 ml;
- pineapple juice – 60 ml;
- orange juice – 60 ml;
- grenadine – 1-3 drops;
- ice cubes – 150 grams.
Recipe: Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend until you get a smooth, snowy consistency. Pour the mixture into a chilled tall glass. Garnish with an orange slice, pineapple or cocktail cherry.
- Clover Club (Clover Club).
A gin and grenadine-based cocktail with a complex savory taste and a memorable foamy egg white top. Several times it went from incredible popularity to almost complete oblivion, but always revived. Named after the elite men’s club Clover club (literal translation – “Clover Club”), which existed in 1882-1914. at the Bellevue-Strarford Hotel in Philadelphia.
Composition:
- gin – 50 ml;
- grenadine – 25 ml;
- lime juice – 25 ml;
- egg white – 15-20 ml;
- ice cubes – 200 grams.
Recipe: Mix all ingredients (except ice) in a shaker. Shake for at least 20 seconds until the protein is frothy. Add ice to shaker. Shake again for 15-20 seconds. Strain through a sieve (strainer) into a pre-chilled glass. In the traditional version, the cocktail is served without decoration.
- Non-alcoholic Bellini (Bellini).
A special non-alcoholic grenadine cocktail recipe for children and teetotalers.
Composition:
- peach juice – 60 ml;
- soda (soda) – 60 ml;
- grenadine – 2-3 drops.
Recipe: Chill all ingredients. Pour juice and soda into a glass, add a few drops of grenadine, mix. Serve with a straw.
Classic Bellini is prepared by mixing peach juice and champagne in a 1:2 ratio. The cocktail is named after the famous Italian artist Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516), who was able to create unique shades of pink on white.
