If you love a Dirty Shirley (a classic Shirley Temple spiked with vodka), try this Shirley Temple Black from Food52. It swaps in rum or Aperol for the vodka, and makes for a sophisticated twist on the childhood classic.
It works well all year round – endless summer nights, holiday soirees, or a moms night in. If you’re serving your child the classic mocktail version, use different glassware and put a fun straw in their’s for a happy (and safe) hour for all.
Ingredients
Shirley Temple Black
1 3/4 cup soda water
3 tablespoon Aperol or Campari
2 tablespoon Simplest Homemade Grenadine
1 tablespoon freshly pressed lime juice
2 to 4 drops orange bitters (optional)
1 Lime wheel (optional)
Simplest Homemade Grenadine
1 cup 100% pomegranate juice, room temperature
1 cup evaporated cane or granulated sugar
Directions
- Combine soda water, Aperol or Campari, grenadine, and lime juice in a 2-cup glass measure.
- Stir gently to mix. Taste and add orange bitters or an extra splash of soda water if desired.
- Divide between 2 glasses, each with a few cubes of ice. Serve each with a lime wheel for garnish if you’re feeling fancy.
Simplest Homemade Grenadine
- Combine pomegranate juice with sugar in a pint jar or other container with a tight fitting lid.
- Shake, shake, shake, until the sugar has dissolved. Transfer to a bottle if desired. Refrigerate. Makes about 1 1/3 cups grenadine. Keeps at least 1 week refrigerated.
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