Surely you have repeatedly heardthe name "grenadine". What it is? This name is used to refer to a tasty red syrup, which is usually prepared based on pomegranate juice. Apply it when preparing a variety of cocktails (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) to give the drink a characteristic pinkish hue, sweeten it and improve the aromatic qualities.
To start, mix the ingredients in a saucepan inequal proportions. This mixture must be placed on medium heat and brought to a boil. In this case, the future syrup should be stirred regularly. After it boils, the fire should be reduced to a minimum and continue to boil for 5-10 minutes. Then the syrup can be removed from the plate, let it cool naturally, pour into a jar or bottle and use it at your own discretion!
Many shops sell ready-made grenadine syrup. The price of it, as a rule, is not too high - about 10-20 dollars per bottle.
It is important to note, speaking of the grenadine, that this isin its own unique syrup, which is able to change the taste of very many drinks and cocktails for the better. That is why there are so many recipes, among the ingredients of which it is mentioned.
To your attention we want to offer some popular cocktails with syrup grenadine, which you can prepare:
1.Mix with a shaker 50 ml of silver tequila and 100 ml of orange juice. After this, it is necessary to pour the drink into a glass and, without interfering, add 30 ml of grenadine. You can decorate a cocktail with a skewer with a piece of lime strung on it, a raspberry and a sprig of mint.
2. The next recipe is a little more complicated.From the inside of the glass it is necessary to draw a spider's cake of chocolate syrup, and then cool the dishes in the fridge. Meanwhile, 20 milliliters of vodka, 10 ml of lemon juice and 40 ml of melon from melon are mixed in the shaker. Next, take out the glass and pour the contents of the shaker into it. In the cocktail, add only a few drops of grenadine, and then dip into a chocolate syrup a piece of orange and decorate it with a glass wall.
3.And this is a popular "Hiroshima" cocktail, for which you will also need a grenadine. What is this drink and how to cook it? Give "Hiroshima" in a glass, pouring into it 20 ml of light sambuki and 15 ml of liqueur "Baileys". The grenadine is dripping into the center of the drink. On top of the cocktail pour 15 milliliters of sambuki and set fire to, and drink it is taken through a tube.
4.And the last recipe, which we will consider today. Add white vermouth (about 20 ml) to the glass, then slowly add a layer of vodka (about 15 ml), and finally 10 ml of Bailey liqueur and 5 ml of grenadine are added dropwise.
Now you know what a grenadine is, and also you can cook a lot of interesting and delicious drinks with this delicious syrup. Good luck!
