Reàl Raspberry Puree Infused Syrup, 16.9 fl oz

This is a fruit puree carrying sugar, not a flavoring syrup carrying fruit. The difference shows in the glass: a thin syrup dissolves and disappears, while this one is made with real raspberries and cane sugar, so it lends color, a slight seedy weight and a sweet-tart edge that holds up once ice and citrus dilute a drink.

It is a bar and cafe workhorse. Bartenders reach for it in daiquiris frozen or shaken, bramble-style drinks, spritzes and Italian sodas. Cafes use it for raspberry lattes, iced teas, lemonades and smoothies, and it works just as well in the alcohol-free version of any of those, since the fruit does the heavy lifting.

The 16.9 oz squeeze bottle portions cleanly, which matters when a recipe calls for half an ounce and you are making four drinks at once. It also doubles as a dessert sauce over cheesecake, panna cotta or ice cream.