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Shirley Temple

(alcohol-free*)
Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (29)
Shirley Temple image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1⁄4 fl oz Monin Grenadine Syrup
1⁄3 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
5 1⁄2 fl oz Thomas Henry Ginger Ale

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered lemon slice wheel and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (sail).

Method

  1. POUR ingredients into chilled glass.
  2. FILL glass with ice.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with skewered lemon wheel and maraschino cherry sail.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Shirley Temple contains 85 calories

*Alcohol-free: This recipe contains a maximum of 0.5% alc/vol.

Alcohol content:

  • 0 standard drinks
  • 0% alc./vol. (0° proof)
  • 0 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Named after the 1930s child film star, Shirley Temple who retired from acting in 1950 at the tender age of 22 having already starred in an incredible 42 films. She appeared in her first film when just three-years-old in 1931 and two years later she achieved international fame after appearing in Bright Eyes, a feature film designed specifically to capitalise on her obvious talents.

Cocktail legend has it that Shirley complained of being overlooked at Hollywood parties where the adults surrounding her sipped on sophisticated cocktails leading to a bartender at Chasen's Restaurant in Beverly Hills (the venue for many Academy Awards parties) to create the eponymous non-alcoholic cocktail in her honour.

After her second marriage, Shirley Temple Black, became best-known as a diplomat and the US ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia.

Review

I've added a splash of lemon juice to the usual recipe. It's still not that exciting.

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Comments & Discussion

Michael Click
I rate this as a 3.5 when made with ginger ale and just a 3 when made with lemon-lime soda. It's just my personal preference. I like the optional squeeze of lemon to cut down the sweetness. It's really good with pomegranate syrup instead of the candy sweet supermarket grenadine because the pomegranate adds some much needed tartness.
score: 1
Chris Dimal
This is a drink which can be nice with all fresh and natural ingredients. Make your own grenadine (using freshly processed pomegranate juice which is magenta in colour, please don't get the bottled ones which are dark red in colour), fresh lemon juice and a cheat's homemade ginger ale (which is fresh ginger juice syrup and soda). The fruitiness of pomegranate plays wonderfully with spicy ginger.
score: 2
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
Chris, I used an honest-to-goodness homemade grenadine - a recipe I love and have made for years - and the taste of it in the ginger ale (Fever Tree Refreshingly Light) threw me off. But I agree that it might be best to go all homemade with this. I'll try your ginger ale suggestion.
score: 1
Chris Dimal
While I can see how even my take is polarizing, looking at Difford's tasting notes of Fever Tree Refreshingly Light Ginger Ale, makes me think it could just be that. I make my ginger syrup using Jeffrey Morgenthaler's recipe of equal parts ginger, water and sugar by weight, resulting in a syrup which is balanced but still spicy. I would also suggest trying it with a ginger 'beer' as well. I feel like spicy ginger works well with the lemon to calm the sweet grenadine down. But one more warning, I'm only in my 20s, and I have a wet palate.
score: 1
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