If you already have a favorite vodka, use that! In my Vodka 101 post, I’ll tell you how to pick out a bottle of vodka. A cheaper vodka is more likely to burn, so choose something in the mid-range, around $10-$20. The addition of vodka should help to cut the sweetness of the splash of grenadine, sweet soda and cherries.Īs I always say, use the best you can afford - my go-to advice for anything with drink mixing. With the addition of alcohol to these colorful cocktails, it’s important to get this element right so it doesn’t burn or taste too boozy. There are only four ingredients in a Dirty Shirley Temple drink, but there are a few ways to mix it up. Ice is a fifth unofficial ingredient, but a very important one! Ingredients
There are four simple ingredients in a Shirley Temple cocktail. Though the late Shirley probably wouldn’t appreciate being called “dirty,” perhaps she’d like the adult version a bit better, as the alcohol helps to cut the sweetness. This version of the cocktail contains dark rum, so it has a darker color. You can also make a cocktail called the Shirley Temple Black - named for the actress’ married name. It typically contains a shot of vodka, though you could use rum if you prefer. The Dirty Shirley cocktail is a boozy take on the traditional Shirley Temple recipe. It went out of fashion for a while, but this cherry drink is coming back, and this time it has vodka. She called them “those saccharine, icky drinks.”ĭespite its namesake’s opinion, the Shirley Temple is a classic mocktail recipe that’s adored by kids and adults alike. She told Scott Simon in an NPR interview that people around the world served the drinks to her because it shared her name. However, Shirley Temple Black herself wasn’t actually a fan of the drink. She was too young to drink alcohol, but they wanted to treat the star like other celebrities, so they dreamed up this fruity drink just for her. It was purportedly first served to the actor on a visit to the Royal Hawaiian hotel in Honolulu in 1935. The Shirley Temple drink contains grenadine and either ginger ale or 7-UP, and it’s always topped with a maraschino cherry. As a child, she was the curly-haired star of movies like Annie and Heidi. The Shirley Temple is a drink named for the actress Shirley Temple Black. Vodka, grenadine and lemon-lime soda - with a maraschino cherry on top - come together in this adult version of the nostalgic sweet drink. The New York Times has called this cocktail the unofficial drink of the summer, and I don’t disagree. Last summer it was the espresso martini.Īnd this year, it’s a boozy Shirley Temple, lovingly known as the Dirty Shirley. Each summer, there is a drink of the summer that everyone can’t stop talking about.įirst there was the Aperol Spritz.
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