Editing Grenadine

{{Short description|Fruit syrup with a flavor that is both tart and sweet}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
[[File:Grenadinesyrup.jpg|thumb|150px|A glass and bottle of grenadine]]

'''Grenadine''' ({{IPAc-en|'|g|r|E|n|@|d|i:|n}}) is a nonalcoholic bar [[syrup]] commonly used as a [[cocktail]] ingredient, distinguished by its sweetness, mild flavor, and red color.  Popular in [[mixed drink]]s, grenadine syrup was traditionally made from [[pomegranate]], but today is most prevalently made from commercially produced natural or artificial flavors, as well as substitute fruits (such as [[blackcurrant]], [[Sambucus nigra|elderberry]], [[raspberry]], [[gooseberry]] and their juices).<ref>{{cite web |title=Rose's Grenadine Product Facts |url=https://www.kdpproductfacts.com/product/a0e3h000003LK5YAAW/roses-grenadine-2-tbsp-us |website=Keurig - Dr. Pepper |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref>

==Name==
Grenadine syrup was originally prepared from [[pomegranate juice]], sugar, and water,<ref>''Dictionnaire Universel de Cuisine Pratique : Encyclopédie Illustrée D'Hygiène Alimentaire'', [[Joseph Favre]], Paris, 1905, pp. 1088.</ref> with its name deriving from the [[French language|French]] word ''grenade'', for [[pomegranate]] (from the [[Latin]] ''grānātum'', "seeded").

It is not related to the [[Grenadines]] archipelago, which takes its name from [[Grenada]], itself from [[Granada]], [[Spain]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HZW-bdkudYkC&dq=Grenadines+granada+grenada&pg=PT185|title=Fodor's Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, the Grenadines & Grenada|date=December 28, 2010|publisher=Fodor's Travel|isbn=9780307928030|via=Google Books}}<br>- {{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5845/|title=Grenadines Island Group (Grenada)|publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre}}</ref>

==Modern and commercial variants==
As 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 as [[blackcurrant]], [[Sambucus nigra|elderberry]], [[raspberry]], and [[gooseberry]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Food and Drug Administration|date=1980-01-10|url=https://www.fda.gov/ICECI/ComplianceManuals/CompliancePolicyGuidanceManual/ucm074531.htm |title=Sec. 550.400 Grenadine|work=CPG 7110.11|access-date=2009-08-23}}</ref>

To reduce production costs, manufacturers have widely replaced fruit bases with artificial ingredients. The "Rose's" brand (owned by [[Mott's]]) is by far the most common grenadine sold in the United States,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Cadbury Schweppes|date=2000-09-18|url=http://www.cadburyschweppes.com/EN/MediaCentre/PressReleases/snapple_180900.htm| title=Media Release: Cadbury Schweppes to Acquire Snapple Beverage Group for an Enterprise Value of $1,450 Million|access-date=2008-07-05|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040612173104/http://www.cadburyschweppes.com/EN/MediaCentre/PressReleases/snapple_180900.htm|archive-date=2004-06-12}}</ref> and is formulated from (in order of concentration) [[high fructose corn syrup]], [[water]], [[citric acid]], [[sodium citrate]], [[sodium benzoate]], [[FD&C Red 40|FD&C Red #40]], natural and artificial flavors, and [[Brilliant_Blue_FCF|FD&C Blue #1]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&productId=352053|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106212136/http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&productId=352053|title=Wegmans - Rose's Grenadine Ingredients|archive-date=November 6, 2010}}</ref>

==Use==
[[File:The Official Queen Mary Cocktail.jpg|alt=The Queen Mary cocktail: beer, grenadine and Maraschino cherries|thumb|193x193px|The [[Queen Mary (cocktail)|Queen Mary]] is a [[beer cocktail]] using grenadine and [[Maraschino cherry|Maraschino cherries]]]]
Grenadine is commonly used to mix both modern and classic [[Cocktail|cocktails]], including:

* [[El Presidente (cocktail)|El Presidente]] – [[rum]], orange [[Curaçao liqueur|curaçao]], [[vermouth]], and grenadine
* [[Mary Pickford (cocktail)|Mary Pickford]] – white rum, [[pineapple juice]] and grenadine
* [[Queen Mary (cocktail)|Queen Mary]] – [[beer]], grenadine and [[Maraschino cherry|maraschino cherries]], drizzled with [[cherry]] syrup
* [[Singapore sling]] – a [[gin]]-based [[Sling (drink)|sling]] cocktail
* [[Tequila sunrise]] – [[tequila]], [[orange juice]] and grenadine
* [[Ward 8 (cocktail)|Ward 8]] – "a whiskey sour with a few dashes of grenadine added"<ref>{{cite news | access-date = December 4, 2022 | newspaper = New York Times | date = February 20, 2002 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/20/dining/male-bastion-108-saved-by-a-boss-named-lydia.html | title = Male Bastion, 108, Saved By a Boss Named Lydia | first= R.W. | last = Apple Jr. }}</ref>
* [[Zombie (cocktail)|Zombie]] – a rum-based Tiki cocktail

Grenadine is also a popular ingredient in such non-alcoholic drinks as the [[Shirley Temple (drink)|Shirley Temple]], [[Roy Rogers (drink)|Roy Rogers]], and [[lemonade#Pink lemonade|pink lemonade]]. It also may simply be mixed with cold water or soda.

==See also==
* [[List of syrups]]

==References==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:Drink mixers]]
[[Category:Syrup]]