Friday, February 26, 2010

Cocktails with brandy or cognac : Jack Rose (cocktail)

 Jack Rose is the name of a classic cocktail, popular in the 1920s and 1930s, containing applejack, grenadine, and lemon or lime juice. It notably appeared in a scene in Ernest Hemingway's 1926 classic, The Sun Also Rises, in which Jake Barnes, the narrator, drinks a Jack Rose in a Paris hotel bar while awaiting the arrival of Lady Brett Ashley.



Primary alcohol by volume     
    * Brandy

Served
Straight up; without ice

Standard garnish
cherry, apple slice

Standard drinkware     
Cocktail glass

Commonly used ingredients     
    * 3 parts applejack
    * 2 parts lemon or lime juice
    * 2 dashes grenadine

Preparation
Traditionally shaken into a chilled glass, garnished, and served straight up.

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