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Grenadine cocktails

5 classic recipes from our canon that use grenadine — Grenadine sits in our syrups & sweeteners shelf.

Zombie

✦ Proven classicChallengingHighball

Three rums, falernum and citrus with a hidden kick — the most notorious tiki drink of them all.

Ingredients

  • ◆45 ml dark rum
  • ◆45 ml white rum
  • ◆30 ml spiced rum
  • ◆20 ml lime juice
  • ◆15 ml falernum
  • ◆10 ml grapefruit juice
  • ◆5 ml cinnamon syrup
  • ◆5 ml grenadine
  • ◆1 dash angostura bitters
  • ◆6 drops absinthe

Method

  1. 1Flash-blend everything with a scoop of crushed ice for a few seconds.
  2. 2Pour into a tall glass and add more crushed ice.

PRO TIP

Traditionally limited to two per customer — it hides its strength well.

Garnish — Mint sprig

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Singapore Sling

✦ Proven classicMediumHurricane

Gin, cherry and a cast of liqueurs over pineapple — the lavish Raffles Hotel original.

Ingredients

  • ◆30 ml gin
  • ◆15 ml cherry liqueur
  • ◆7 ml cointreau
  • ◆7 ml benedictine
  • ◆120 ml pineapple juice
  • ◆15 ml lime juice
  • ◆10 ml grenadine
  • ◆1 dash angostura bitters

Method

  1. 1Shake all ingredients with ice until cold.
  2. 2Strain into a hurricane glass over fresh ice.

PRO TIP

Lots of fresh pineapple juice gives it the frothy top.

Garnish — Pineapple and cherry

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Tequila Sunrise

✦ Proven classicEasyHighball

Tequila and orange juice with a sinking grenadine sunrise — pure 1970s nostalgia.

Ingredients

  • ◆45 ml tequila
  • ◆90 ml orange juice
  • ◆15 ml grenadine

Method

  1. 1Build tequila and orange juice over ice in a highball.
  2. 2Slowly drizzle grenadine down the inside so it sinks.
  3. 3Leave the gradient unstirred.

PRO TIP

Don't stir after the grenadine — the sunrise is the point.

Garnish — Orange slice and cherry

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Mary Pickford

✦ Proven classicEasyCoupe

White rum, pineapple, maraschino and a touch of grenadine — a sweet Prohibition-era star.

Ingredients

  • ◆45 ml white rum
  • ◆45 ml pineapple juice
  • ◆7 ml maraschino liqueur
  • ◆5 ml grenadine

Method

  1. 1Shake all ingredients with ice until cold.
  2. 2Strain into a chilled coupe.

PRO TIP

Fresh pineapple juice makes all the difference here.

Garnish — Maraschino cherry

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Monkey Gland

✦ Proven classicEasyCoupe

Gin and orange juice with absinthe and grenadine — a strange, bright 1920s curio that works.

Ingredients

  • ◆45 ml gin
  • ◆45 ml orange juice
  • ◆1 tbsp absinthe
  • ◆1 tbsp grenadine

Method

  1. 1Shake all ingredients with ice until cold.
  2. 2Strain into a chilled coupe.

PRO TIP

The absinthe and grenadine sound odd together but tie the whole thing up.

Garnish — None

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