Shirley Temple (drink)

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Shirley Temple
Cocktail
Shirley Temple & Cosmopolitan cocktails.jpg
Shirley Temple (left) and a Cosmopolitan (right)
Type Non-alcoholic mixed drink
Standard garnish Maraschino cherry
Commonly used ingredients

A Shirley Temple is a non-alcoholic mixed drink traditionally made with ginger ale and a splash of grenadine, and garnished with a maraschino cherry. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Modern Shirley Temple recipes may substitute lemon-lime soda or lemonade and sometimes orange juice, in part or in whole. [6] [7] Shirley Temples are often served as an alternative to alcoholic cocktails, as are the similar Roy Rogers and Arnold Palmer.

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Origin

The cocktail may have been invented by a bartender at Chasen's, a restaurant in West Hollywood, California, to serve then-child actress Shirley Temple. However, other claims to its origin have been made. [8] Temple herself was not a fan of the drink, as she told Scott Simon in an NPR interview in 1986:

The saccharine sweet, icky drink? Yes, well... those were created in the probably middle 1930s by the Brown Derby Restaurant in Hollywood and I had nothing to do with it. But, all over the world, I am served that. People think it's funny. I hate them. Too sweet! [9] [10]

In 1988, Temple filed a lawsuit to prevent the sale of a bottled soda version using her name. [11] [12] In October 2024, American soft drink brand 7 Up introduced a limited release Shirley Temple-flavored variety. [13]

With alcohol

Adding 1.5 US fluid ounces (44 ml) of vodka or rum produces a "Dirty Shirley". [14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Drinks Mixer (January 1, 2010). "Shirley Temple recipe". DrinkMixer.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ Recipe Tips (January 1, 2012). "Shirley Temple – Traditional Recipe". RecipeTips.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010.
  3. ↑ Food Network (January 1, 2012). "Shirley Temple Recipe". Food Network. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ CD Kitchen (January 1, 1995). "Shirley Temple Recipe from CD Kitchen". CDKitchen.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ Spurr, Roger (January 13, 2025). "Easy Glögg Recipe". The Home Cocktail Club. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  6. ↑ Graham, Colleen (April 8, 2010). "Shirley Temple (Non-Alcoholic)". TheSpruceEats.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  7. ↑ Vowles, Amy (June 4, 2012). "Refreshing summer mocktails for kids". SheKnows.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Royal Hawaiian to close for renovations". The Honolulu Advertiser. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  9. ↑ Barclay, Eliza (February 11, 2014). "Thank You, Shirley Temple, For The Original 'Mocktail'". NPR. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020.
  10. ↑ Black, Shirley Temple (February 11, 2014). "nprchives" (Interview). Interviewed by Simon, Scott. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2017– via Tumblr.com.
  11. ↑ Rothman, Lily. "Inside the Shirley Temple: How Did the Mocktail Get Its Name?". Time. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  12. ↑ Bishop, Katherine (October 28, 1988). "Shirley Temple: Celebrity or Generic Term?". The Law. The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  13. ↑ Steinberg, Brooke (October 1, 2024). "7UP confirms limited release of 'most overdue' soda flavor: 'Dream come true'". New York Post. Archived from the original on October 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Shirley Temple". Liquor.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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