pomegranate molasses vs grenadine?

[BTR]

I was in a persian market and spied a bottle of pomegranate molasses (Cortas brand) on the shelves (along with a mind-boggling array of varieties of (presumably nonalcoholic) arrack) and picked it up. This is technically different from grenadine, of whatever variety, right? Is there a reliable conversion ratio?

[Behemoth]

Completely different animals. Pomegranate molasses is more sour than sweet -- closer to balsamic vinegar, if anything. Would be interesting in a cocktail, but not as a grenadine substitute.

edit: non-alcoholic arak? I can't imagine how that would work.

Edited October 21, 2006 by Behemoth (log)

[BTR]

edit: non-alcoholic arak? I can't imagine how that would work.

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I tasted some of the molasses, and yeah, it's quite sour. Without some decent grenadine on hand with which to compare, though, for all I knew it was just more potent or something.

The arrack was labelled with flavors---garlic, chickory, and ox-tongue were some of the more notable ones that had labels in English---so I assume it's being used to name some kind of flavored syrup or water or something. The next time I go there I'll probably get one just to see.