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Shirley Temple with Ginger Ale and Grenadine

Shirley Temple with Ginger Ale and Grenadine

Name: Shirley Temple with Ginger Ale and Grenadine
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4 cocktails
Ingredients: 800 ml ginger ale; 60 ml grenadine; 40 ml lime juice; 1 handful ice; cocktail cherries; lime

Jakub SýkoraDrinkAmerican Cuisine x se líbilo

Shirley Temple comes together as a non-alcoholic cocktail with ginger ale, grenadine, and lime juice. You chill a tall glass and fill it two-thirds with ice. You pour in the lime juice, top it with chilled ginger ale along the side, and drizzle grenadine around the edge so it sinks to the bottom and forms a red-to-golden gradient. You skip stirring, garnish with a lime slice and a cocktail cherry, and serve right away over plenty of ice.

Příprava: 5min

Vaření: 0min

CELKOVÝ ČAS: 5min

Ingredients

4cocktails

Step by step process

Preparing the Glasses

1
Make shirley temple in tall highball or hurricane glasses. Chill them in the freezer for at least 10 minutes so they frost nicely and the drink stays cold.
2
Prepare all ingredients within reach: chilled ginger ale, grenadine, freshly squeezed lime juice, ice and garnishes. The drink comes together quickly right in the glass.

Mixing the Drink

3
Fill each chilled glass with ice cubes about two-thirds full so the drink has a sufficiently cold base and the ice melts slowly.
4
Pour 10 ml of freshly squeezed lime juice into each glass - it adds a refreshing tartness that balances the sweetness of the grenadine.
5
Top each glass with chilled ginger ale (about 200 ml per glass), pouring slowly along the side of the glass to minimize fizzing and keep the carbonation.
6
Pour 15 ml of grenadine around the edge of each glass. Its higher density carries it to the bottom, creating a red-to-golden gradient. Do not stir.

Serving

7
Place a lime slice on the rim of each glass and drop a cocktail cherry into the drink, or skewer it on a cocktail pick and lean it against the rim.
8
Serve immediately with a straw and a small spoon so the guest can gently stir and adjust the sweetness to their liking.

More tips:

For an adult version (Dirty Shirley), add 30 ml of vodka to each glass before topping with ginger ale - the drink gains a light alcoholic kick while keeping its signature sweet-fruity character.

The color gradient looks best if you pour the grenadine last and serve the glass right away. The longer the drink sits, the more the colors blend - but the taste stays just as good.

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