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Dirty Shirley Temples

January 29, 2017 by Amber 6 Comments

The Dirty Shirley Temple is made with ginger ale, grenadine, maraschino cherries and vodka to turn a favorite childhood beverage into an adult one!

I remember as a child going out to eat with my family and on occasion, we were allowed to get soda! It was always a treat and my favorite drink to order was a shirley temple so this cocktail takes me back in time… but adds in some vodka because I am a grown up now. Okay, I am not going to lie- I make regular shirley temples all the time with my kids too! They just taste so delicious.

Dirty Shirley Temples

Here is what you need for a Dirty Shirley Temple:

  1. Vodka .Recommend a cherry flavored but regular is fine. We used Titos today.
  2. Grenadine
  3. Ginger ale (7 up can also work)
  4. Maraschino cherry
  5. Cherry Moonshine. This is optional to swap the vodka or you can use the cherries from the moonshine for a garnish to swap marashino cherries)

You can jazz up your Dirty Shirley Temples! Go with a cherry vodka to add more flavor and make a homemade grenadine from pomegranate juice. Homemade grenadine is awesome! Give it a try or just get a store bought grenadine.  You can also grab some moonshine cherries to garnish just for a little extra punch. I thought about skipping the vodka and going with moonshine altogether but I’m not in my 20’s anymore and moonshine always has the last laugh with me. I can’t lay in bed with a hangover with kids running around. But hey, if you are on board with the moonshine- swap it with the vodka!

Garnish

To make the cherry garnish sticks, you just need toothpicks. Depending on the width of your glass, 2 toothpicks should work per garnish. Just thread the cherries through a toothpick, add a second toothpick to add more length and cherries if needed to fit on glass.

 

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Dirty Shirley Temple


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  • Author: Amber
  • Prep Time: 3 minutes
  • Total Time: 3 minutes
  • Yield: 1 cocktail 1x
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The Dirty Shirley Temple is made with ginger ale, grenadine, maraschino cherries and vodka to turn a favorite childhood beverage into an adult one!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 3 ounces vodka (cherry vodka recommended )
  • 6 ounces ginger ale
  • 1 Tablespoon grenadine
  • maraschino cherry (garnish )
  • moonshine cherries (optional )

Homemade Grenadine

  • 2 cups pomegranate juice
  • .5 cups sugar
  • .5 lemon

Instructions

  1. If making homemade grenadine, put 2 cups pomegranate juice in sauce pan with .5 cups sugar and 1/2 freshly squeezed lemon. Let simmer for 10 minutes mixing often. Let cool.
  2. Grab a tall glass.
  3. Fill with ice.
  4. Pour a little grenadine in glass.
  5. Pour 3 ounces of cherry vodka into glass (this drink has a double shot). 
  6. Fill glass with ginger ale.
  7. Put a straw in drink and give a little mix.
  8. Add some maraschino cherries to garnish. 
  9. Enjoy!
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What was your favorite childhood drink? Have you ever had a shirley temple? Let me know in the comments below.

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Jen

    December 31, 2019 at 12:14 PM

    I love this recipe for a party! It would be easy to make as a punch. Plus every adult loves to feel like a kid again!

    ★★★★★

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    • Amber

      December 31, 2019 at 3:04 PM

      Exactly!

      Reply
  2. Tami Price

    December 31, 2019 at 3:52 AM

    Made this for a girls night and it was a huge hit! Totally making for New Year’s! Thanks so much for sharing!

    ★★★★★

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    • Amber

      December 31, 2019 at 3:03 PM

      Glad everyone enjoyed!

      Reply
  3. candy

    January 30, 2017 at 4:12 PM

    We don’t drink but always like to have a couple special drinks we can make for our friends. These look like something they would enjoy. Even the guys who like their beer.

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    • Aaron and Amber

      January 30, 2017 at 11:41 PM

      Yeah,, its a great go to. The kids have their regular Shirley temples and the adults can have the dirty version. Everyone is happy… even the guys without their beers.

      Reply

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