"Did somebody order a Dirty Shirley?"

Oh, the Shirley Temple. It’s a classic drink for the under 12 set…but what do you do when you’re old enough to have a cosmopolitan instead but still have a hankering for a maraschino cherry?
You improvise.
Well, maybe not quite “improvise”, since there are already some established recipes out there for you to try. And as if that wasn’t enough fun, there’s usually a quirky play on the original name to go along with the delightful modified version.
The Dirty Shirley1 ounce vodka5-6 ounces Sprite or Ginger Ale1 ounce grenadine1 maraschino cherry
Shirley Temple Black1.5 ounces Johnny Walker Black2 ounces orange juice1 …read more