Grenadine/ˈɡrɛnədiːn/is a nonalcoholic barsyrupcommonly used as acocktailingredient, distinguished by its sweetness, mild flavor, and red color. Popular inmixed drinks,grenadine syrup was traditionally made frompomegranate,but today is most prevalently made from commercially produced natural or artificial flavors, as well as substitute fruits (such asblackcurrant,elderberry,raspberry,gooseberryand their juices).[1]
Name
editGrenadine syrup was originally prepared frompomegranate juice,sugar, and water,[2]with its name deriving from theFrenchwordgrenade,forpomegranate(from theLatingrānātum,"seeded" ).
It is not related to theGrenadinesarchipelago, which takes its name fromGrenada,itself fromGranada,Spain.[3]
Modern and commercial variants
editAs grenadine is subject to minimal regulation, its basic flavor profile can vary widely from the original pomegranate to combinations of unspecified natural and artificial flavors, to the use of other fruits, such asblackcurrant,elderberry,raspberry,andgooseberry.[4]
To reduce production costs, manufacturers have widely replaced fruit bases with artificial ingredients. The "Rose's" brand (owned byMott's) is by far the most common grenadine sold in the United States,[5]and is formulated from (in order of concentration)high fructose corn syrup,water,citric acid,sodium citrate,sodium benzoate,FD&C Red #40,natural and artificial flavors, andFD&C Blue #1.[6]
Use
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Grenadine is commonly used to mix both modern and classiccocktails,including:
- El Presidente–rum,orangecuraçao,vermouth,and grenadine
- Mary Pickford– white rum,pineapple juiceand grenadine
- Queen Mary–beer,grenadine andmaraschino cherries,drizzled withcherrysyrup
- Singapore Sling– agin-basedslingcocktail
- Tequila Sunrise–tequila,orange juiceand grenadine
- Ward 8– "a whiskey sour with a few dashes of grenadine added"[7]
- Zombie– a rum-based Tiki cocktail
Grenadine is also a popular ingredient in such non-alcoholic drinks as theShirley Temple,Roy Rogers,andpink lemonade.It also may simply be mixed with cold water or soda.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Rose's Grenadine Product Facts".Keurig - Dr. Pepper.RetrievedMay 17,2024.
- ^Dictionnaire Universel de Cuisine Pratique: Encyclopédie Illustrée D'Hygiène Alimentaire,Joseph Favre,Paris, 1905, pp. 1088.
- ^Fodor's Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, the Grenadines & Grenada.Fodor's Travel. December 28, 2010.ISBN9780307928030– via Google Books.
-"Grenadines Island Group (Grenada)".UNESCO World Heritage Centre. - ^Food and Drug Administration (January 10, 1980)."Sec. 550.400 Grenadine".CPG 7110.11.RetrievedAugust 23,2009.
- ^"Media Release: Cadbury Schweppes to Acquire Snapple Beverage Group for an Enterprise Value of $1,450 Million".Cadbury Schweppes. September 18, 2000. Archived fromthe originalon June 12, 2004.RetrievedJuly 5,2008.
- ^"Wegmans - Rose's Grenadine Ingredients".Archived fromthe originalon November 6, 2010.
- ^Apple Jr., R.W. (February 20, 2002)."Male Bastion, 108, Saved By a Boss Named Lydia".New York Times.RetrievedDecember 4,2022.
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