Jack Rose
Apple, lime and blush.
Apple brandy, lime and grenadine: a pared-back sour with a vivid pink hue. The fruit of the applejack meets the bite of lime and the sweetness of pomegranate in a lively balance.
- Aperitif
- Shaken
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Method
- Shaken
- Strength
- Medium
- Time
- 3 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Ice
- No ice
Ingredients
Measures for 1 serving
-
Applejack
60 ml
-
Lime juice
15 ml
-
Grenadine
15 ml
Garnish
- Lemon twist (optional)
Proportions
How to make
- Chill a cocktail glass.
- Fill a shaker with ice.
- Pour the applejack.
- Pour the lime juice.
- Pour the grenadine.
- Shake hard.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with a lemon twist, if desired.
The story
Origins
LegendA story passed down, not confirmed by the sources.
The Jack Rose is an early 20th-century American classic. The first known recipe is in Jacob Grohusko's Jack's Manual (1908), with cider brandy, raspberry syrup and citrus; in 1914 Jacques Straub's Drinks pared it down to applejack, lime and grenadine. Many theories surround the name: in 1905 the Police Gazette credited its invention to Frank J. May, a Jersey City bartender and wrestler known as Jack Rose; others point to the Jacqueminot rose, to the pink colour of the applejack drink, or to a New York gangster of the same name linked to a 1912 murder case. In 1948 David Embury listed it among his six basic cocktails.
Sources (4)
- Difford's Guide — Jack Rose Cocktail (opens in a new tab) recipe and history
- Cocktail Kingdom Library — Jack Rose (from the Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails) (opens in a new tab) recipe and history
- VinePair — How To Make A Jack Rose (opens in a new tab) recipe and history
- IBA — All cocktails, page 3 (Jack Rose not listed) (opens in a new tab) recipe
Taste profile
- Fruity
- 4 out of 5
- Sweet
- 3 out of 5
- Strong
- 3 out of 5
- Sour
- 3 out of 5