Best Grenadine?

[rlh]

Stirrings is the best-tasting, readily-available commercial brand I've found of grenadine but doesn't seem amazing and it's $5 for small bottle - I want it to be red, contain real sugar rather than corn syrup, and at least approximate the taste of pomegranate.

What's your favorite brand? Where do you get it (or order) from? What's the price and volume?

Does anyone have a recipe to share for making a small amount at home?

[Dapuma]

Small hand foods grenadine - its seasonal so you may or maynot be able to get some - cask from ca sells it and boston shaker carries some of their product - their orgeat and gum syrups are awesome as well

[emily]

I use Small Hand Foods' grenadine. They use cane sugar.
http://smallhandfoods.com/products.php

[yarm]

BG Reynolds (was Trader Tiki) has a really good hibiscus grenadine (hibiscus gives it the extra red color). The Boston Shaker store sells it online. Pricey but his products are well made:
http://store.thebostonshaker.com/index.php?product=CITT-HIBG&c=75

For a good recipe to make hibiscus grenadine at home, I trust Tiare's from A Mountain of Crushed Ice's recipe:
http://www.amountainofcrushedice.com/?p=2821

This is Eastern Standard's recipe. It is similar to mine except I go equal parts grenadine and sugar to make a 1:1 syrup. I do it without heating. The heating process can turn grenadine a little brownish (which is why the other two add hibiscus):
http://drinkboston.com/2009/06/03/grenadine-real-pomegranate/

Also, Morganthaler's recipe seems good and I trust his style. It's a step up from Eastern Standard's:
http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/how-to-make-your-own-grenadine/

Morganthaler's article is the only one that points out the usefulness of adding 1 oz of 80-100 proof vodka to 12-15 oz of syrup to preserve it better (refrigeration is not enough to stop microbial growth).

Grenadine is so easy to make that it seems silly to buy it unless you aren't kitchen savvy.

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/

[JMF]

I agree with Mr. Yarm. Also Employees Only makes a very good grenadine.

[rlh]

This is great - thanks - and I have another use for my neglected little bottle of orange flower water that awaits Ramos Gin Fizzes and not much else - until now!