Shirley Temple
Pink, sparkling, alcohol-free.
Ginger ale with a splash of grenadine that turns it pink, plus the inevitable cherry: the most famous of alcohol-free drinks. Created for children, it appeals to anyone who wants something festive without alcohol.
- Long drink
- Built
- Glass
- Collins glass
- Method
- Built
- Strength
- Alcohol-free
- Time
- 2 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Ice
- Cubes
Ingredients
Measures for 1 serving
-
Grenadine
7.5 ml
-
Lemon juice (optional)
10 ml
-
Ginger ale
165 ml
Garnish
- Maraschino cherry
- Lemon slice (optional)
Proportions
How to make
- Chill a collins glass.
- Fill the glass with ice.
- Pour the grenadine.
- Add the lemon juice, if using.
- Top with the ginger ale.
- Stir gently.
- Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
The story
Origins
LegendA story passed down, not confirmed by the sources.
The drink is named after Shirley Temple, the child film star of the 1930s. The most popular story says a bartender at Chasen's restaurant in Beverly Hills created it so she could toast alongside the adults; however, the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu and Hollywood's Brown Derby also claim it, and no version is backed by period documents. The earliest print mention found dates to January 1946, in a column by Harrison Carroll; in 1948 a newspaper described it as ginger ale with enough grenadine to tint it pink.
Sources (3)
Taste profile
- Sweet
- 4 out of 5
- Bubbly
- 3 out of 5
- Fruity
- 2 out of 5
- Spicy
- 1 out of 5