A glass of grenadine.

A glass and bottle of commercially available grenadine.

Grenadine is traditionally a red syrup. In Cooking, a syrup (from Arabic' ar شراب sharab, beverage via Latin siropus) is a thick Viscous Liquid It is used as an ingredient in cocktails, both for its flavor and to give a pink tinge to mixed drinks. This article is about ingredients in general There is also an American soul and R&B group called The Main Ingredient. A cocktail is a style of Mixed drink. Originally a mixture of distilled spirits, Sugar, Water, and Bitters, the word has gradually Flavor or flavour is the sensory impression of a Food or other substance, and is determined A mixed drink is a type of beverage in which two or more different ingredients are mixed together to create a different drink "Grenadines" are also made by mixing the syrup with cold water in a glass or pitcher, sometimes with ice.

The name "grenadine" comes from the French word grenade meaning pomegranate, as grenadine was originally prepared from pomegranate juice, cherry juice, and sugar. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The pomegranate ( Punica granatum) is a Fruit -bearing Deciduous Shrub or small Tree growing to between five and eight metres tall Pomegranate juice is juice made from the pomegranate fruit. Culinary use Pomegranate juice is a Middle Eastern beverage However, "grenadine" is also a common name mistakenly applied to syrups and beverages consisting of other fruit juices (e. g. raspberry, redcurrant, blackberry) and sugar syrup. The raspberry (plural raspberries) is the edible Fruit of a multitude of plant species in the subgenus Idaeobatus of the genus Rubus The Red currant ( Ribes rubrum) is a member of the genus Ribes in the Gooseberry family Grossulariaceae, native to parts of western The BlackBerry is a Wireless Handheld device introduced in 1999 as a two-way pager The characteristic flavor can be obtained from a mixture of blackcurrant juice and other fruit juices with the blackcurrant flavor dominating. The Blackcurrant ( Ribes nigrum) is a species of Ribes Berry native to central and northern Europe and northern Asia. ^[1]

The food industry, however, has widely replaced grenadine fruit bases with artificial ingredients.

Grenadine syrup is commonly used to mix "cherry" Coca-Colas (also called Grenadinis or Roy Rogers cocktails), pink lemonade, Shirley Temple cocktails, Tequila Sunrises, and flavor-soaked cherries, making them bright red. Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries A Roy Rogers is a Non-alcoholic mixed drink made with Cola (such as Coca-Cola) and Grenadine syrup garnished with a Maraschino Lemonade is a Lemon -flavored Soft drink. The term can refer to two different types of beverage In the U A Shirley Temple is a Non-alcoholic mixed drink made with Ginger ale, Grenadine syrup and Orange juice and garnished with a Maraschino The Tequila Sunrise is a Cocktail made in two different ways the original ( Tequila, Crème de cassis, Lime juice and soda water) This article is about the Cherry berry also classified as fruit for the ornamental tree See Cherry Blossom. These are in turn often used in fruitcakes. Fruitcake (or fruit cake) is a Cake made with chopped Candied fruit and/or dried Fruit, nuts and Spices and optionally soaked It can also be added to a Mimosa to give it a red and orange color. A Mimosa is a Cocktail -like drink composed of three parts champagne or other Sparkling wine and two parts thoroughly chilled Orange juice. Grenadine can also be combined with beer, forming what has been coined "grena-beer" or more recently "Christmas beer". Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea The grena-beer fad originated in Europe during the 1990s. The name is also applied to alcoholic cordials, such as that made by J. A liqueur is a sweet Alcoholic beverage, often flavored with Fruits, Herbs Spices Flowers Seeds Roots Plants R. Phillips "originally distilled from Devon herbs and spices. "^[2]

References

1. ^ U. S. FDA (1980-01-10). Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Sec. 550.400 Grenadine. CPG 7110. 11. Retrieved on 2006-05-16. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire.
2. ^ TheDrinkShop.com : PHILLIPS - Grenadine - Old English Cordial