Rose (cocktail)

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Rose
Cocktail
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Type Wine cocktail
Base spirit
Served Straight up: chilled, without ice
Standard garnish Maraschino cherry
Standard drinkware
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Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients
PreparationShake together in a cocktail shaker, then strain into chilled glass. Garnish and serve.

Rose is a cocktail made of vermouth, Kirschwasser (cherry eau de vie ) and fruit syrup (strawberry, raspberry or redcurrant). [1] Some recipes include cherry liqueur and gin. [2]

The Rose cocktail was popular in 1920s Paris and was created by Johnny Mitta, barman at the Chatham Hotel. [3] [4] [5] A recipe for it can be found in a 1927 book by Harry MacElhone, owner of Harry's New York Bar in Paris. [6]

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References

  1. "Rose". 5 November 2007.
  2. "Rip" (Georges Gabriel Thenon) (1929). Cocktails de Paris. Demangel, Paris.
  3. "Rose". 5 November 2007.
  4. "Rose Cocktail". 18 March 2019.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2016-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Harry MacElhone (1927). Barflies and Cocktails. Lecram Press, Paris.