Shirley Temple - cocktail of a small star

Shirley Temple is a world-famous cocktail, one of four soft drinks recognized by the International Bar Association (IBA). On how to prepare a cocktail, what it consists of and in honor of whom he received such an extravagant title, read in this article.

Little Shirley Temple star

Shirley Jane Temple is one of the youngest actresses in the history of Hollywood. A girl was born in Santa Monica in April 1928, and ten years later she received the first million, playing in the film. For the first time the little star appeared in the tape "Get up and sing!" At the age of three. Despite a rather short film career, she managed to play in more than 70 films. Shirley, among other things, is the only actress in the history of cinema who received the Oscar for children in 1934.

Another achievement of a small star, which perpetuated her name, can be considered a light non-alcoholic cocktail "Shirley Temple", named so in her honor. In the midst of her career, the girl was very fond of visiting a restaurant. Because of a young age, alcoholic drinks were contraindicated to her, and then the barman came up with a cocktail specially for the little actress, naming it in her honor.

The last film in the career of a small Shirley - "Young People", filmed in 1939, failed miserably at the box office. The audience could not forgive the fact that their favorite actress with an angelic appearance and pretty cheeks turned into a teenager. The film studios abandoned Temple, and she began to live the life of an ordinary girl. Despite the fact that in the next two years, the actress almost did not act, she took an active part in the production of several soap operas.

In the film industry Shirley returned after the end of World War II, starring in several films, after which she married, gave birth to a charming daughter two years later and worked on a new film. After a divorce from her husband, she returned several times on TV screens, turning into a "good mother" for the whole of America. The career of the actress ended in the mid-1960s - the former asterisk fell into politics, gaining in 1989 the post of Ambassador of Czechoslovakia.

Shirley Temple Cocktail: recipe

To date, there is not only an original recipe. Several drinks are prepared on its basis. Shirley Temple is a cocktail that is created according to different recipes. Despite the different ingredients and the process of preparation, the taste of a non-alcoholic drink remains unchanged.

It should be noted that one of the most popular in the world is the Shirley Temple cocktail. Non-alcoholic drinks, which are recognized by the International Bar Association, are not so numerous. And one of them is Shirley Temple.

To prepare Shirley Temple's favorite drink, a cocktail named in her honor will need:

• 8-10 cubes of ice;
• "Grenadine";
• lemon juice;
• Sugar syrup;
• ginger ale.

Ice breaks into small pieces and folds into a special container for making drinks. One part of it is mixed with ginger ale, Grenadine and lemon juice. All is filled with syrup and thoroughly shaken until foam is obtained. The glass is filled with half-chopped ice, after which the contents of the shaker are poured into it. The cocktail is optionally decorated with a cherry or thin slices of orange.

Variants of Shirley Temple cocktail

Shirley Temple is a cocktail that served as the basis for many soft drinks: for example, the aperitifs "Ocean Wave" and "St. Clements ". In the recipe "Art. Clemens "list of ingredients replenished with lemon tincture, replacing the juice of the same fruit.

"Ocean wave" is prepared as follows: 5-6 ice cubes are put in the container, mixed with one part of raspberry syrup, 2 parts of lime juice and 150 ml of guava juice, after which everything is shaken until foam is obtained.

"Shirley Temple" and non-alcoholic drinks recognized by the IBA

The list of cocktails of the International Bartenders Association includes drinks considered to be the most popular in the world, the recipe of which is the most accurate and elaborated. One such is Shirley Temple cocktail, even though it is nonalcoholic.

Two more nonalcoholic beverages on the IBA list are Florida and Steppe Oyster. Both drinks were included in the official collection of the bartending association in 1987 as the most popular, and "Florida" was repeated in it in 1993 as well.

Favorite drink Shirley Temple - a cocktail that received her name, was recognized by the International Bar Association. It is listed in the collection as one of the most popular and widespread.