Grenadine is a great way to give your valentine a rose-colored cocktail. Your drinks will taste as lovely as they look when you make your own grenadine instead of purchasing bottles laden with corn syrup and food coloring. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 cup pomegranate juice with ½ cup sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar and bring to just under a boil. When thick enough to coat a spoon, remove from the heat, add a drop of orange flower water and let cool. Use the tart-sweet syrup to make a Jack Rose: Combine 2 ounces apple brandy, 1 ounce lemon juice and ½ ounce grenadine. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
This article appears in February 2015.
