The 5 Best Gin and Grenadine Cocktails

The 5 best gin and grenadine cocktails

Grenadine, a sweet and fruity syrup, and gin, a versatile and botanical spirit, are a fantastic pairing in cocktails due to their complementary flavors and ability to create well-balanced and refreshing drinks. It's a match made in cocktail heaven! Here's where to start.

#1 Gin Shasta

This recipe is a bit of a two-in-one. The Gin Shasta is the floral take on the Gin Daisy cocktail. Leave out the orange flower water, and you've got yourself a Gin Daisy!

GIN SHASTA Ingredients

¾ oz Real Grenadine
2 oz gin
½ oz lemon juice
2-5 drops orange flower water
soda water

Gin Shasta instructions

Combine all ingredients with ice in a shaking tin
Shake until chilled
Strain over ice into a highball glass
Top with soda water

#2 Pink 75

The French 75 is a light and delicious champagne classic. The Pink 75 adds a pop of color and sweetness with the addition of grenadine.

Pink 75 Ingredients

½ oz Real Grenadine
1 oz gin
½ oz lemon juice
3 oz dry sparking wine

Pink 75 instructions

Add all but sparkling wine to a cocktail shaker
Fill with ice and shake for 10 seconds
Strain into a chilled flute and top with sparking wine

#3 Dempsey Cocktail

Buck up! Named after Jack Dempsey, the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1919-1924. This cocktail was created by Robert Vermeire in 1921 after Jack Dempsey defeated Georges Carpentier, the favorite. The fight was named the “battle of the century” at the time, so a cocktail in its honor seems fitting! Absinthe, grenadine and gin combine for a delightfully potent sipper.

Dempsey Cocktail Ingredients

½ oz Real Grenadine
1 oz gin
1 oz apple brandy
2 dashes absinthe

DEMPSEY COCKTAIL instructions

Shake all with ice for 10 seconds
Strain into a cocktail glass
Garnish with a cherry

#4 Savoy Special 1

This is a wonderful riff on a gin martini. If a martini is too dry for your palate, adding a touch of grenadine will bring a tart sweetness to it.

SAVOY SPECIAL Ingredients

¼ oz Real Grenadine
2 oz gin
1 oz dry vermouth
barspoon absinthe

SAVOY SPECIAL instructions

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice
Stir 20 seconds and strain into a chilled martini glass

#5 Pink Lady

A tart, silken drink from the 1930s.

Pink Lady Ingredients

½ oz Real Grenadine
1 ½ oz gin
½ apple brandy
¾ oz lemon juice
egg white

PINK LADY instructions

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker
Fill with ice and shake for 10 seconds
Strain into a chilled coupe

#6 SINGAPORE SLING

Get ready for a whopper. At over 100 years old, the Singapore Sling cocktail has stood the test of time. This quencher was created to cool off patrons at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore - where we hear the heat and humidity can get quite oppressive. We Texans may have some familiarity...

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Singapore Sling Ingredients

½ oz Real Grenadine
1 ½ oz gin
¼ oz Bénédictine
¼ oz cherry liqueur
¼ oz orange liqueur
1 oz lime juice
¾ oz pineapple juice
2 dashes aromatic bitters
2 oz club soda

Singapore Sling instructions

Add all ingredients except club soda to a cocktail shaker
Add ice and short shake for 5 seconds
Strain into a highball glass filled with ice
Top with club soda

#7 Texas Fizz

This Texas Fizz cocktail is a slightly modified version of the Texas Fizz that was circulating around bars in London and Paris in the early 20th century. Frank Meier at the Hotel Ritz in Paris switched the soda water in the original recipe for Champagne and took the cocktail to a whole new level.

texas fizz ingredients

barspoon Real Grenadine
1 ½ oz London dry gin
½ oz lemon juice
¾ oz orange juice
2-3 oz sparkling wine

texas fizz instructions

Add everything but the sparkling wine to a shaker tin
Add ice and shake for 10 seconds
Strain into a champagne flute
Top with sparkling wine

#8 orange blossom

This bright cocktail balances the sweetness of Real Grenadine with the crispness of gin, and is complemented by the bright notes of orange liqueur and lime juice. Delicious and perfect for anytime you want to impress your guests.

orange blossom ingredients

barspoon Real Grenadine
1 ½ oz dry gin
½ oz orange liqueur
1 ½ oz orange juice
½ oz lime juice

orange blossom instructions

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker
Add ice and shake for 10-15 seconds
Strain over ice and garnish

#9 gin daisy

A beautiful blush cocktail that seamlessly combines Real Grenadine, gin, Yellow Chartreuse, and lemon juice. A must-try in spring!