Category Archives: Grenadine

7-Up, Grenadine, Icewine, Liquers, Orange, Pineapple, Rum, Triple Sec, Vodka

The Psycho

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Although all are inspired by the 1960 Hitchcock classic “Psycho”, this is one of the many cocktails which means different things to different people:

1) The Classic Psycho

  • 1 oz pineapple juice
  • 1 oz orange juice
  • ½ oz Bacardi white rum
  • ¼ oz Grenadine syrup
  • ¼ oz Galliano Herbal Liqueur

Mix well in a shaker, strain into a cocktail or low-ball glass and garnish with a pineapple chunk, orange slice and maraschino cherry.

2) The Icewine-Psycho

“I was inspired by the movie’s sweet and sour moments, as Mr. Bates seems to be a sweet charming man but is actually quite spooky and dangerous.” Karin Stanley, co-owner of New York cocktail lounge Dutch Kills.

  • 2 oz. Inniskillin Riesling Icewine
  • 1 oz. Appleton Estate Reserve Rum
  • ¾ oz. pineapple juice

Combine all ingredients in a high-ball glass, fill with crushed or cracked ice and top with a float of Angostura Bitters.

3) The Raving Psycho

  • ½ oz. Triple Sec
  • 1 oz. Vodka
  • 5 oz. 7-Up
  • 1 oz. Lemon Juice

Mix and serve over ice in a low-ball glass.

Brandy, Grenadine, Liquers, Orange, Vermouth

The Greta Garbo

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Not the pre-code 1930 film “Anna Christie” (“Gimme a visky with chincher ale and don’t be stinchy, baby.”), but a more exotic notion gave birth to this drink:

  • 1 oz brandy
  • 1 oz dry vermouth
  • 1 oz orange juice
  • 1/4 oz grenadine
  • dash of crème de menthe

Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled high-ball glass.

On YouTube:“Anna Christie” (1930) ordering her drink in sleazy speakeasy. Sleazy yes, but one still had to ring the bell to get in :-).
https://youtu.be/_8Rvqm5XR7E

Ginger Ale, Grenadine, Orange

The Shirley Temple

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  • 6 – 8 oz ginger ale
  • 2 oz orange juice
  • dash of grenadine

First poured at Chasen’s restaurant in Beverly Hills, it is usually served in a long glass with ice and garnished with a cherry and a slice of orange or lemon. If alcohol is required, as it should be, then one might try a Shirley Temple Black (7-Up, kahlua and grenadine), Black being the name of her later husband, or perhaps a Dirty Shirley (lemon-lime soda, vodka and grenadine) will do.

Brandy, Cointreau, Grenadine, Lime, Liquers, Pineapple

The Singapore Sling

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From Johnny Depp‘s “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” (1998):

  • 1 oz gin
  • ¼ oz Cointreau
  • ¼ ROM Bénedictine
  • ½ oz fresh lime juice
  • 2⅔ oz pineapple juice
  • ½ oz cherry brandy
  • ⅓ oz grenadine
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes, shake and strain into high-ball glass. Garnish with pineapple and cocktail cherry. For the professional: try a mezcal on the side.