Alcohol-free · alcohol-free
Shirley Temple
Made with homemade grenadine · Hollywood, 1930s
- highball
- cubes
- build
Shirley Temple
- 6 oz180 ml chilled ginger ale
- ¾ oz22 ml grenadine
- Fill a highball glass with ice and pour in the ginger ale.
- Drizzle in the grenadine; let it sink for a sunset look or stir gently to blend.
- Drop in a maraschino cherry.
Garnish: maraschino cherry
The syrup
In this recipe
Homemade Grenadine¾ oz22 ml
Real grenadine is pomegranate syrup: pomegranate juice and sugar warmed together until dissolved, with optional pomegranate molasses and orange blossom water.
As printed: grenadine
Where it comes from
The drink was named for child star Shirley Temple in the 1930s, and Chasen's, the Brown Derby and Honolulu's Royal Hawaiian Hotel have all claimed it. Temple herself said in a 1986 radio interview that she found it far too sweet.
Source: No canonical printed spec (traditional).
Checked against: Wikipedia: Shirley Temple (drink) · Barry Popik: Shirley Temple (non-alcoholic cocktail) · The Daily Meal: Shirley Temple
Gear for this drink
OXO SteeL Angled Measuring Jigger
Zulay Kitchen 2-in-1 Metal Lemon & Lime Squeezer
Best for Fresh citrus for sours and lemonade