Grenadine

Grenadine is a bright red, sweet-tart syrup made from pomegranate and sugar. It pours viscous and glossy, lending ruby color and fruity acidity to drinks and desserts; common uses include sweetening cocktails and mocktails, building layered drinks, and macerating fruit, with retail bottles ranging from true pomegranate syrups to flavored, colored versions.

Rooted in French syrup-making, grenadine spread through European cafés and early 20th-century American cocktail culture. Modern production concentrates pomegranate juice with sugar; some commercial versions include other fruit juices, acidulants, and colorants.