Shirley Temple
A sweet, bubbly, ruby-red classic of ginger ale and grenadine, garnished with a maraschino cherry.
Base
none
Glassware
Highball glass
Flavor Profile
sweetrefreshing
Ingredients
- 6 oz ginger ale
- 0.5 oz grenadine
- Maraschino cherry, to garnish
- Orange slice, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Fill a highball glass with ice.
- 2Pour in ginger ale, then slowly add grenadine so it settles at the bottom.
- 3Garnish with a cherry and orange slice.
Origin & Story
United States, 1930s
Named after the famous child actress, it's said to have been created by bartenders at Hollywood restaurants so young Shirley Temple could feel like she was ordering a 'real' drink alongside the adults.
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