Sours
Ward Eight
Made with homemade grenadine · Locke-Ober, Boston, 1898
- coupe
- none (served up)
- shake
Ward Eight
- 2 oz60 ml rye whiskey
- ½ oz15 ml fresh lemon juice
- ½ oz15 ml fresh orange juice
- 1 tsp5 ml grenadine
- Shake the rye, lemon juice, orange juice and grenadine with ice.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.
- Add a cherry if you like.
Garnish: maraschino cherry (optional)
The syrup
In this recipe
Homemade Grenadine1 tsp5 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
Boston's best-known classic is said to have been mixed at Locke-Ober in 1898 to toast political boss Martin Lomasney's victory, carried by the city's Eighth Ward, though other Boston bars claim it too. Newspapers and books were already discussing it by 1906–07.
Source: The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock (1930).
Checked against: archive.org: The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930), p. 169 · Kindred Cocktails: Ward Eight · Wikipedia: Ward 8 (history and Locke-Ober recipe) · Punch: Can Boston's Only Classic Cocktail Make a Comeback? · Mental Floss: What's the Right Way to Make a Ward 8?
The Savoy Cocktail Book (Harry Craddock)
Gear for this drink
Mixology & Craft 16-Piece Cocktail Shaker Set
OXO SteeL Angled Measuring Jigger
Best for Measuring syrup into drinks
Cuisinart Fine Mesh Stainless Strainers (set of 3)
Best for Every infused or fruit syrup