Post #325420 by tin_omen on Mon, Aug 13, 2007 7:17 PM

I was out on a grenadine hunt (planned to check out some Finest Call) and I came across two varieties of "Angostura Premium Quality Grenadine Syrup", next to each other on the shelf. I'd read here that Angostura-brand was some pretty decent "real pomegranate" grenadine. So I bought a bottle of each ($4.50):

*One is in a glass 1-liter bottle, light blue label that says "Premium Quality Grenadine Syrup. Custom blended with pomegranates and other natural fruit flavors.", with the ingredients: "High fruct. corn syrup, water, citric acid, pomegranate and natural fruit flavors, 0.2% sodium benzoate (as a preservative), FD&C red #40". It clearly says on the side: "DO NOT REFRIGERATE".

*The other is in a 1-liter plastic bottle with a yellow label that reads, "Angostura Mixers Premium Quality Grenadine Syrup, Non-Alchoholic". It's ingredients are: "High fruct. corn syrup, water, pomegranates and natural fruit flavors, citric acid, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (as a preservatives), FD&C red #40, blue #1". This one says, "Shake well. Refrigerate after opening".

So, which is "the good stuff"? Either one? Heh, after the recent TV syrups debacle(s), and my new collection of colored water and chemicals, I'm not very trusting. But they both said "pomegranate", as either the 3rd or 4th ingredient, and heck, their cheap, so I figured it was worth a shot.8^D

Yea, I could open them up and taste for myself, but I'm still working through my last bottle of Stirrings and I'm not sure which one to try first.

Anyway, they've got more bottles of either variety at the store. Heh, if one's good, maybe I'll go and grab some more.:^D

[ Edited by: tin_omen 2007-08-13 19:22 ]