Shirley Temple
Ingredients
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- 1 cup ice cubes
- 8 ounces ginger ale
- 1/2 ounces grenadine syrup
- maraschino cherries – for garnish
Instructions
1. Fill a highball or Collins glass with ice cubes.
2. Pour in the ginger ale.
3. Add the grenadine and give one gentle stir to lightly blend while keeping some color gradient.
4. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and serve immediately.
The Shirley Temple is a bright, effervescent mocktail balancing crisp ginger ale with the sweet, red glow of grenadine. It’s light, playful, and refreshing, with a subtle spice from the soda and a candied note from the cherry garnish. Served over ice in a tall glass, it’s as visually charming as it is easy to sip, making it a favorite for kids and nostalgic adults alike.
Created to offer a celebratory, alcohol-free drink, the Shirley Temple became an icon of American dining culture. Most accounts trace its origin to 1930s Hollywood, where restaurants reportedly mixed it for the child star Shirley Temple—often cited are spots like Chasen’s or the Brown Derby. Over time it spread nationwide, evolving into the archetypal mocktail and spawning related drinks (like the cola-based Roy Rogers), while restaurants and home bartenders introduced variations using different sodas and garnishes.