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@mismonsta2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@codyduff6552 жыл бұрын
Why did you change the thumbnail?
@r8chlletters2 жыл бұрын
Dude no excuses-really good ginger ale matters! I suggest Cock & Bull ginger beer, Canada Dry is what you are forced to endure on a plane…worth upgrading trust me!
@Daimyo72 жыл бұрын
Thinking about this instead of a ginger ale, I wonder what it would taste like with a crabby ginger beer
@lhtyeehaw13192 жыл бұрын
No, this is objectively wrong, a Shirley Temple is a quarter of the syrup from the maraschino cherry jars and 3 quarters sprite No alcohol, just cherry and sprite
@murphyc972 жыл бұрын
I swear to god that “old guy tells you a shirley temple is a girls drink and suggests you get a roy rogers” happened exactly how you phrased it to me when I was like 11
@vitriolicAmaranth Жыл бұрын
My parents never drank at restaurants or took me to bars, and at home they'd just give me wine; my first experience with alcohol-free cocktails was just a couple of years ago, when my employers would give their young son Shirley Temples while adults drank. I have never heard of the Roy Rogers discrimination.
@alastair8522 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Shirley Temple denied that the drink was invented for her, and also hated them, calling them sickeningly sweet. And she really hated when people would send them to her table when she was out eating.
@SavageGreywolf2 жыл бұрын
yep. supposedly she always hated them but she found it even less amusing after she reached adulthood as well It seems pretty clear to me that it's only called that because it's 'sweet and unadulterated'. She actually successfully sued a soda company to keep them from using the name 'Shirley Temple' on a canned version.
@Reddotzebra2 жыл бұрын
I agree! I much prefer less sweet drinks, or at least ones where the sweetness is balanced by sour or bitter notes.
@daveraschke2 жыл бұрын
source or bullshit
@starryskies96552 жыл бұрын
Look it up yourself
@griffinmckenzie72032 жыл бұрын
@@daveraschke pretty easy to use Google, bud.
@rhiannon21292 жыл бұрын
Ages ago I had a "reverend palmer" cocktail at a bar in Portland, OR. Black tea infused bourbon, lemon simple syrup, and bitters. It was so good I wrote it down and recreated it at home for years. It was closer to an Old Fashioned in proportion and presentation.
@joemurphy22662 жыл бұрын
My drink of this and every summer is a Bitter Southerner No. 7, which sounds rather similar - sweet tea syrup, lemon juice, mint, and bourbon. The recipe includes one of my favorite instructions: “add ice and shake all to hell.” (And then you’re supposed to double-strain into a coupe but I invariably just pour it into a rocks glass.)
@samreid60102 жыл бұрын
The Arnold Palmer Company (apparently he actually started a company) makes a delicious hard Arnold Palmer. It’s one of those things where you have to be careful because you can barely taste the alcohol so it’s easy drink way too many
@jeffgurley80222 жыл бұрын
Do you have the recipe?
@tylermcbride90782 жыл бұрын
What bar was it? I’m in the area and would love to try it
@bradonak4202 жыл бұрын
The drinks of summer, as I see it, mojitos and r sea quencher by dogfish head.
@Terratops4742 жыл бұрын
The "girly drinks" thing cracks me up. I went to look up how much simple in an Old Fashioned and one of the Google suggestions was "is an Old Fashioned a girly drink?" People get way too caught up on what everyone else is doing. My drink of summer is the mai tai. I bought some orgeat a little while back and I've been loving it.
@boarderking1332 жыл бұрын
I've slammed so many Mai tais this summer, so much money spent on rum. Guess I gotta go make a Mai Tai now
@davidb49352 жыл бұрын
Mai tais are magic! If you have it, give a shake or four of orange bitters, the extra citrus gives it nice character
@stefanfisher44402 жыл бұрын
@@davidb4935 Gotta try that
@benzracer2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, sub orgeat for inexpensive amaretto and the Mai tai is now allergen free.
@andrewamann28212 жыл бұрын
@@benzracer I don't know that I would be so sure about that... But I'm not sure how much of the almond proteins (typically what nut allergies are triggered by...) make it through into the amaretto.
@jaysabol18212 жыл бұрын
That bushmills has to be one of the best ads you've ever done in terms of a clear distinction that its a paid message, sticking to more of a script but still showcasing that you genuinely enjoy the product. It's really nice to see the care out into your sponsorships compared to how some channels can be a tad more disingenuous with how they speak about a product
@xyzpdq11222 жыл бұрын
I’ve always vastly preferred Bushmills over Jameson so this ad really makes me want to try the new stuff. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@patrickcannady20662 жыл бұрын
Bushmills is a quality whiskey and I would expect a higher proof bottling previously aged in old Bourbon barrels is likely to be pretty darned good. My .02 USD
@jaysabol18212 жыл бұрын
@@SimuLord hell yeah congrats man, my mom is gonna hit 25 herself in a month
@Aldehyde212 жыл бұрын
It was great to see a cocktail made with the sponsored alcohol. Helps us, helps the sponsor, provides entertainment, everyone wins.
@goranpersson77262 жыл бұрын
only 2 ways to do sponsor ads on youtube right, pick one you actually use and enjoy as a product yourself or go heavy on the ironic/sarcasm front while doing the ad-read
@thebob52402 жыл бұрын
I never really experienced that kind of 'pressure' to have a man's drink everyone i know including plenty of bar goers in my area all basically say the same thing which is "Drink what you like to drink and don't bother others about it unless your actually interested in trying what they have." I love Shirly Temples in fact they are a drink i fix for nieces and nephews when they stop by for a visit. But that is my experience.
@silenthound81162 жыл бұрын
I always tell folks "If you drink and worry what people think of you, you are doing it for the wrong reasons." I have had people judge me on my drink choices before, but I never let that keep me from enjoying myself.
@gamemasteranthony27562 жыл бұрын
Two things to see: The big, tough looking guy who orders a Shirley Temple...and the obituary of the man who DARED to make fun of him for ordering it.
@thebob52402 жыл бұрын
@@gamemasteranthony2756 Hell yeah.
@atevalve2 жыл бұрын
Goddamn I wish I get constantly shamed just for ordering anything non-alcoholic, and when I presented as a guy god help me if I ordered anything vaguely feminine looking.
@danyf74292 жыл бұрын
Ikr! Once I opened up to some coworkers of mine (that were super into beer and alcohol in general) and told them that I dont like beer because It tastes like ass. I expected a typical KZbin comment section level of backlash, instead I got suggestions of more sweet brands and coctails that I might like
@lauraweiss78752 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, a Shirley Temple/Kiddie Cocktail was 7up and maraschino cherry “juice.” I discovered that Amaretto and 7up (or Sprite) has a very similar flavor profile, but is more fun. Our family now refers to this drink as “Party Pop.”
@FaceIntoKeyboard2 жыл бұрын
Second, I remember the "cherry juice".
@theliminalist44292 жыл бұрын
I also remember this
@benzracer2 жыл бұрын
Disaronno Seven (playing off seven and seven) is how this is commonly ordered at the bar. It’s actually more commonly ordered than you might think.
@FrenchToastedSouls2 жыл бұрын
When I was sick my mom would make me what she called a Screwball 🤣 basically a virgin screwdriver prepared with orange juice and 7 up with a crazy straw🤣
@dawne64192 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure that's what it was when I was growing up as well. Felt so adult, getting a drink like the adults!
@Soundpolitic2 жыл бұрын
The Dirty Shirley is a cocktail I commonly make for my partner and guests who want something simple and sweet but long and refreshing. Been doing them for years. The two spirits most often requested to spike the drink are London dry gin and bonded rye whiskey. The standard mixer is always ginger ale as I do not stock lemon-lime soda. The typical measure for the grenadine is only half an ounce and it goes in last instead of first so it doesn't get all stuck at the bottom of the drink.
@moirab66242 жыл бұрын
Yes!! This is exactly how I make mine - I'm a gin drinker in general and always have ginger ale, so this is the perfect summer mix-up for me. I do throw in a little cherry juice from the maraschinos to split with the grenadine.
@jackielinde75682 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Arnold Palmer used to order "An iced tea with a splash of lemonade." I have no clue where or why it got morphed into a "half and half" drink.
@____________8382 жыл бұрын
Feels like a stupid, stupid question, but is the “iced tea” supposed to be sweet or unsweet tea?
@Shrifbun2 жыл бұрын
As a Barista, I can tell you "a splash" is uhhhhh... an unhelpful measurement. A splash of milk in a black coffee may not change the color enough so people want more, or some people's splash is too short or too long. And a splash isn't like saying a pour or a half pour of a liquor because we have literal definitions of how many ml/oz those are, even dashes are defined by using a cap that restricts the flow of liquid. So i bet over time, calling it a half and half mix made scaling and measuring an Arnold Palmer easier and more standardized.
@jackielinde75682 жыл бұрын
@@____________838 Do you know how the question, "Does the milk go in before or after the tea" causes brits to go to war? This is the same thing for southerners in the US. To be honest, drink it how you like. There is a version of iced tea called "Sweet Tea" that has so much sugar you practically walk on the stuff. I rather add some sugar to my tea, and not the other way around. I can't drink the stuff. You may be different.
@jackielinde75682 жыл бұрын
@@Shrifbun Maybe. I just remember seeing an interview where Arnold Palmer stated his preference for Iced Tea. My guess he wanted to substitute the lemonade for either the lemon wedge or a dash of lemon juice in a traditional iced tea with lemon.
@____________8382 жыл бұрын
@@jackielinde7568 That’s kind of the reason I asked. I grew up in the South, but to parents who drank their tea unsweetened. Sweet tea is known as “Iced Tea” in my area, and just wanted to clarify.
@zachlebar2 жыл бұрын
First time I heard of an alcoholic version of a Shirley Temple was from Gilmore Girls where Lorelai called it a “Shirley Temple Black”, which was Shirley Temple’s married name. It added scotch (possibly Johnnie Walker Black?) to the standard recipe.
@StarlingClarice12 жыл бұрын
I've always called an alcoholic Shirley Temple a Shirley Temple Black, bc that's how my parents refer to them, though the alcohol is question is always vodka.
@HolidayTorment2 жыл бұрын
the thing i have found about haphazardly mixing lemonade and unsweetened iced tea is that the flavors do cancel each other out, so the addition of sugar is probably needed even if you don't like sweet/sweetened iced tea or prefer a more tart lemonade. arnold palmer himself played in 50 masters tournaments so i'd wager his iced tea had sugar in it also a dirty arnold palmer should be called a john daly
@MacSalterson Жыл бұрын
Unsweetened ice tea is an absurd blasphemy and shouldn't exist
@Gary_is_Goated2 жыл бұрын
I’ve only known a Shirley Temple to be made with ginger ale, but I think Shirley Temples are better with ginger beer. The spice cuts through the sweetness in a really good way.
@pauldi72682 жыл бұрын
That sounds good, especial with gin as well!
@shy80542 жыл бұрын
Another good add is couple dashes of cherry bitters to help balance the sweetness.
@JoshableJr2 жыл бұрын
also grew up ordering/drinking shirley temples and always knew them to be ginger ale, without a specification or even an ask
@PirateBlackDog2 жыл бұрын
When I think about the Drink of Summer it needs to be easy to make, a limited number of ingredients and something I can sip while lounging on a float in the pool. Also, if it was something I can prep in a pitcher, pour into a glass and top with soda or whatever carbonation - it is primed for entertaining. I've been working on a Paloma. Currently making it with tequila, lime juice and Italian pink grapefruit soda (NOT SQUIRT), but have also seen a recipe to use tequila, grapefruit vodka and grapefruit soda. Would love to see you riff on it.
@bryantholter12922 жыл бұрын
My summer drink right now is blueberry lemonade with lemon rum/vodka. I've been making drinks out of Simply brand juices and they're so good pool side!
@Duganator2 жыл бұрын
Personally I tend to build my Shirley Temples and their variants in reverse order, with the grenadine on top so it sinks down in. That way you don't end up with a pool of it at the bottom that needs to be mixed up. As for the dirty version, I would personally go with rum and ginger ale, plus lime juice. Definitely agree that it has to be real grenadine and not the Rose's.
@ccggenius2 жыл бұрын
I was super relieved to hear that it was made dirty with the addition of alcohol and not olive brine. That sounded atrocious. Also, CLEARLY the Long Island Iced Tea is the drink of summer, it literally has "island" in the name! Alternatively, you could declare you give up and just call whatever the ratio for the jungle juice that ends up in the bar mats at the end of the night is" the drink of summer.
@SanguiphiliaTV2 жыл бұрын
Is Long Island Iced Tea not named for the place in New York? Definitely not a fun summer vibe there.
@mismonsta2 жыл бұрын
Ooh it's nice to catch a video as it comes out! I usually miss it on the jump. ❤️👏🏾
@benhbook2 жыл бұрын
I know, right!
@R.J._Lewis2 жыл бұрын
I love Bushmills and Peaky Blinders, and I'm headed over right now to buy some of the bottles of the prohibiton formula. Much excite! Also, the name for an alcoholic Arnold Palmer has always been a John Daly, as far as I'm aware. Another famous golfer, and drunk. Add vodka if you're trying to hide the fact that you're drinking, or bourbon if you're not.
@andrewcherry56962 жыл бұрын
Yep. Came here to call out the John Daly.
@morningowl432 жыл бұрын
There’s a restaurant in the town I live in and they call it the Laura Palmer
@dotman152 жыл бұрын
Also came here to call out the John Daly to see been beaten to it good on you sir
@jaredsmith5752 жыл бұрын
The sweetness problem is exacerbated by drinking with a straw from the bottom. That is where the Rose's is settling and will be sweeter.
@cam46362 жыл бұрын
Yeah, whenever you get a drink with grenadine/any kind of sugary syrup you've got to stir it up before taking a sip
@novaiscool12 жыл бұрын
I would personally push the "Slow Comfort" as my drink of summer. It's equal parts Sloe Gin and Southern Comfort topped with either orange juice or lemonade, and served on ice. It has a lovely orangy pink color to it and tastes amazing.
@novaiscool12 жыл бұрын
@@zacharyrwriter what's all in that? Sounds a bit more than what I'm making?
@stockicide2 жыл бұрын
@@novaiscool1 Vodka, Southern Comfort, orange juice, sloe gin, and Galliano (or other vanilla liqueur).
@Stlaind2 жыл бұрын
I wasn't paying 100% close attention for a few minutes and thought Greg said "Six Demon Palmer" and now I'm really curious about what a "summer drink" with baiju would be like....
@leahgroess53612 жыл бұрын
My husband's typical summer drink for years has been the Tom Collins. It's essentially grown-up fizzy lemonade so it's a perfect refreshing drink!
@mikesadventures36052 жыл бұрын
Shout out the Greg. You are great at what you do. I remember when I first watched your videos you peaked my interest in mixology. And then I started mixing with a basic 7 bottle bar. (my bar is now a 30 bottle bar because i enjoy experimenting.) Now I'm creating my own cocktails and writing a book with these. You inspired me to dive into this hobby and I've learned so much along the way from you. A few years of trial and error has taught me alot Thank you!
@baconmcbacon622 жыл бұрын
The Rummy Roy is a great drink. I think I’m going to try to make a Dirty Shirley with ginger ale and cognac instead of vodka, easy on the grenadine. I think the natural fruity sweetness of cognac would elevate the drink. Then again, a Dirty Shirley with ginger ale and rum instead of vodka would be a really nice play on a light and stormy.
@CaesarSaladin72 жыл бұрын
It's funny, Shirley Temple found the drink too sweet for her. Also I'm amazed by how few people know that she was an ambassador when she was an adult.
@outletpro2 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid in the 80’s my grandma’s friends would make me a Shirley Temple out of 7Up and Cherry juice. I always thought that was how they were supposed to be made. Learn something new every day.
@OneImperfectSaint2 жыл бұрын
I've seen a few cocktail books saying that the Shirley Temple is actually lemonade, ginger ale and grenadine. Which I love. The kiddie cocktail being the Sprite and grenadine mocktail you're making. Maybe add grenadine to the mojito? Perhaps grenadine is the syrup of this summer?
@floralb0t9962 жыл бұрын
when I was a kid, my family would make shirley temple's with split sprite and orange juice. honestly so surprised to find out thats not actually the recipe, it cuts down on the sweetness and makes it delicious 🧡 i suggest trying it like that, if you like the concept of a temple but aren't a fan of how cloying it is!
@HalloQueenie2 жыл бұрын
I also grew up chugging Shirley Temples, so when I hit 21 and found out that there is an alcoholic version of my beloved childhood drink I was pretty excited. It's my go to drink to order at dive and local bars that serve more beer than cocktails. Loved that you made a bunch of variations, that I will now have to try lol.
@Actuallyadogperson2 жыл бұрын
I’m sure the Shirley Temple must be a thing in the UK somewhere, but I’ve really only ever heard about them from American media. Would love an expansion on the idea of the mojito as the drink of summer though, since it was the first cocktail I ever ordered. For me personally, maybe for nostalgia purposes and maybe because it’s a semi-respectable way to get drunk at a village fete, you can’t really beat a good pimms (strong and overloaded with fruit and mint leaves) on a baking hot summer’s day though.
@insertname39772 жыл бұрын
Yeah same, I'm sure somewhere here in the UK it's a big thing but my first exposure to the drink was American media, and still haven't even tried one myself.
@ShaneWalta2 жыл бұрын
Well if you think about it, how often do you see grenadine in a pub in the UK? I definitely don't see it often
@insertname39772 жыл бұрын
@@ShaneWalta Honestly half the stuff Greg mentions on this channel I've never seen in a pub or anyone serving behind the bar even knowing about.
@cheylynne49142 жыл бұрын
Greg's learned we're all just thirsty for him and he's leaning into it with this thumbnail. Love the videos and how much fun energy you put into them!
@boarderking1332 жыл бұрын
I'm actually thirsty for classic cocktails and history again and less of the weird / unrelated stuff
@cheylynne49142 жыл бұрын
@@boarderking133 Oh, i definitely enjoy the content and little lessons too! ☺️
@daranthered2 жыл бұрын
That is hands down the most Grenadine I have ever seen added to a Shirley Temple. Growing up, it was just a splash and a cherry, and you got a little plastic sword.
@ClicquotOh2 жыл бұрын
this. I remember watching the bar tenders making my Shirley Temple- fill highball glass with ice and 7-up (or sprite- whatever was in the gun) with a bar spoon of the maraschino cherry juice on top and a plastic sword with cherries. The drink was clear with just a ribbon of red- mostly tasted of 7-up not whatever the "red" was .. cherry juice or grenadine. No sweeter than a home-made cherry coke would be. My days were also early/mid 70s so no HFC-Syrup sweeteners.
@eazy85792 жыл бұрын
You should do a video on fan submitted cocktails and you rate them and try to improve or at least rebalance them if you think they need to be; here’s my cocktail, the Sherman’s March: 1 part De Kyper peach “Schnapps” (or southern comfort if you have terrible taste) 2 parts Fireball Sprinkle with nutmeg, cinnamon or cinnamon sugar, and chili powder, add ice and mix; optionally garnish with lemon or lemon juice, peach slice, or mint sprig
@boarderking1332 жыл бұрын
You call out soco as being for people with bad taste but somehow fireball and de kuypers isn't? Lol
@SoCalStyles2 жыл бұрын
As a kid I remember it being a 7-UP else it tasted off... and I too was teased to order a Roy Rogers, and majority of the time I stuck with the 7-up but I remember being forced to switch depending on who was with us. Although I have add if my older sister was near she'd steal the cherries from my drink right away unless I pushed them to bottom of the glass.
@lydeairwin55782 жыл бұрын
Agreed. For me a true Shirley Temple has 7up.
@onetwo12onetwo5262 жыл бұрын
CORRECT
@maidenreligion122 жыл бұрын
Gotta love how just the name of something can supposedly make a drink "girly" or "manly." It honestly says a lot that some men won't drink Shirley Temples purely because it's named after a famous girl actor.
@Turial552 жыл бұрын
Same kinda dudes that won't squeeze in next to each other at the bar or share one menu. They're scared their peens will touch and that will make them 🏳️🌈
@slimthecuber21152 жыл бұрын
Not too sure about any other Canadians here but the standard where I’m from for a Shirley temple is about a half oz of grenadine topped with equal parts ginger ale and orange juice
@gregconen2 жыл бұрын
Weird to say, but I loved the sponsored spot. It's more of the same kind of content I come to this channel for!
@boarderking1332 жыл бұрын
Right? Loved the old style when Greg actually made classic cocktails and went into their history and variations.
@laracroft0032 жыл бұрын
My grandpa would always make tequila sunrises (without the tequila of course) for my sister and I every Christmas. I think the tart orange juice will probably balance out the overly sweet grenadine you were talking about! ....although, if you were like me as a kid on Christmas, I would sometimes use the straw to drink all the grenadine first to satisfy my sweet tooth before instead of mixing it with the OJ 😉
@raggedyanarchist Жыл бұрын
In most of Canada, if you order a Shirley Temple, you get grenadine and a splash of OJ topped with dry gingerale... and is a nice alternative for kiddos who want something a little LESS sweet than the typical fountain offerings. I'm sure now with Dirty Shirleys all the rage, Canadians (or at least Toronto, Ottawa, and Vancouver) will start making "proper" Shirley Temples and try to gaslight the prairies and maritimes into thinking they've always done it that way and make them feel like a bunch of hicks for adding OJ. Then it'll get needlessly political and Shirley Temples with orange juice will replace domestic draft as the de-facto drink of conservative manly-man oil rig dudes just to pwn the Laurentian Libs with their pink Sprite... at least, that's how things tend to go in Canada these past few years.
@jungleman33212 жыл бұрын
How is no one talking about the sponsored bit? One of my favorite channels has a direct sponsorship with a TV show that I just started watching? This is the Proof We've been waiting for. After all; There Are No Coincidences. Remember, Brethren, They Are Ever Vigilant. 🤣
@oreoiscoolification2 жыл бұрын
This is a real trip, locally shirley temples have orange juice in them, meaning the shirley I'm used to is equal parts OJ and sprite with a splash of grenadine
@SeraphimKnight2 жыл бұрын
As far as summer cocktails go, nothing beats mojitos imo. In the last year or so though I've discovered gose beers and those have changed the game for me. They're basically what you'd get if you wanted to make a mojito beer but they have a long history and are amazingly tasty. There's a local microbrewery that makes a hibiscus and lavander gose and that shit's a real banger I gotta say.
@snowconrad28292 жыл бұрын
A drink I liked more than than a shirley temple was called a Killaloe Sunrise - basically a shirley temple with some orange juice in there as well. I only ever found it at one place here in Canada.
@pauldi72682 жыл бұрын
Thats hiq shirley templez were made when o was a kid in vancouver.
@alexaustin99612 жыл бұрын
I've been making my own take on Dirty Shirley for over 7 years, and its amazing how in this video you mention how the NYT is saying folks are treating it with ironic nostalgia... because every time I make it (with Ole Smoky Moonshine instead of vodka) it reminds me of when I was a kid wandering around in my small town's small bowling alleys wondering what the alcohol the adults were drinking tasted like. My own sort of nostalgia! So maybe its more an ironic nostalgia drink than a "drink of summer."
@geicolizard81472 жыл бұрын
The ones I make are called gin temples. Ginger ale, fanciest most expensive maraschino cherries taken from someone else, and empress gin. Very tasty and the purple, deep red, and yellow colors all mix very interestingly.
@atarimasters2 жыл бұрын
I always thought to make the Shirley temple with lime juice grenadine and soda of choice. I think it would help balance that sweetness you were getting from the first two.
@richardmerkin692 жыл бұрын
A few years back, say 2003-2004, there was a ltd ed Sprite variation with an icy mint flavor called Sprite Ice. Me and my buddies drank Sprite Ice+Jagermeister the whole summer. The mint really worked with the herbaceousness of the Jager. Ice cold Jager, lots of ice, and Sprite Ice. Refreshing AF. They've long since discontinued Sprite Ice (at least in Canada) but that strange mix remains my favorite Summer Drink.
@____________8382 жыл бұрын
Tbh, I’ve never heard of that variety…
@frankgelder85192 жыл бұрын
couldnt you add some mint syrup to sprite and then make your favorite drink again?
@richardmerkin692 жыл бұрын
@@frankgelder8519 I've come close, but nothing ever matched the "drinking icy cold Sprite while chewing 5 Gum" sensation. Now I just drink whiskey, it's my summer fall winter spring drink.
@jean-lucgenereau46172 жыл бұрын
My family and I have vacationed to the same spot in Michigan nearly every year my entire life. There's a nice restaurant we always make a point of eating at and I always, always got a Shirley Temple there growing up. Even now that I can drink I always get a Shirley Temple there at least once per trip. They're amazing.
@kuldana4132 жыл бұрын
Shirley Temples were my favorite drink when my family used to go to our favorite Chinese restaurant way back in the day. It really has a special place in my heart ^w^
@menthalightfoot49482 жыл бұрын
I definitely experienced the gendering of drinks described in this video- I remember at the holiday parties we attended for my mom's hospital, the bartenders at the venue would make you a Shirley Temple if they perceived you as female or a Roy Rogers if they perceived you as male. My preferred non-binary pink drink is a Salty Dog: shake 2:1 or 3:1 London dry gin with fresh squeezed grapefruit juice over ice. Salt your rim. Top with seltzer if you want a longer-lasting highball drink. It's beautiful, and the floral nose that comes from the combination of gin & grapefruit is glorious!
@grcfan2 жыл бұрын
I usually make mine with 7up, I was honestly not aware that Sprite was the usual soft drink used for it. And isn't an alcoholic Arnold Palmer a John Daly?
@goofballjar2 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU. Came here to say the same thing. Drives me nuts how many people seem to ignore the fact that an alcoholic Arnold Palmer is a John Daly!
@EFMM792 жыл бұрын
Country Club employee here, it’s a John Daley.
@utopiaoflove2 жыл бұрын
I honestly can’t believe he didn’t k ow that’s what it’s called
@tantamounted2 жыл бұрын
My recipe for a spiced Roy Rogers (still no alcohol): "Hot Rogers": Start with no ice in your glass A pinch, or a couple of grinds, of black pepper at the bottom of the glass Add 2oz cola (Coke, RC, Pepsi - sweeter isn't always better) Add a splash of grenadine A pinch of ground coriander seed on top Add some crushed ice and stir Top with a few leaves (a sprig) of mint
@kristinnelson-patel4422 жыл бұрын
My dad took me to the local bar with him when he wanted to hangout with his friends. I was ~6 maybe. The bar owner called me “Peanut” and mixed me Shirley Temples with 7Up, and my dad taught me to shoot pool with a kiddie cue stick. You really brought back memories with this one.
@ozymandias34562 жыл бұрын
If I were going to make a Shelby Sour I’d base it off a whiskey sour since the only real cocktail Tommy drinks is a whiskey sour during Christmas. I’d split the base with an Old Tom gin (probably ransom just to get a crime related name in there) both to represent Tommy’s gin he makes and the fact that it’s called old TOM. Add in mint to represent the wild mint he enjoys with his son. A little Rosewater just because Tom is Romantic 1 oz. Irish Whiskey 1 oz. Old Tom Gin 0.5 oz. Lemon Juice 0.5 oz. Simple Syrup Half an Egg White 2 dashes Orange Bitters 2-3 drops Rosewater 3-5 Mint Leaves Dry Shake Shake with Ice Coupe Mint Garnish laid across foam Rosewater drop on Mint
@jensenotterlifterfahs73272 жыл бұрын
Great ideas and presentation in this video, but I have a thought I'd like to share and folks on reddit pushed against it --- I sometimes wish the cocktail community could move past the way the Dirty Shirley moniker is used -- i have no issues with sexually named drinks, but ones that verge on bad taste or making innuendo about a person most well known as a child. If its an "adult" version, why not Shirley Black, or Temple Black, something thereof? After all, that was the surname name she used as an adult, which included a long career as US Ambassador to not only Ghana, but to Czechoslovakia before the fall of the Iron Curtain, including a period of time as the Chief of Protocol in the United States Federal government. Or maybe something like Grown Up Miss Miracle. I mean, even on a naming template, "Dirty Shirley" doesn't make any sense; The drink is still very balanced, and prefixing a drink with "Dirty" implies to many casual drinkers that theres a similarity with the Dirty Martini template. It's a provocative name, but its both confusing and doesn't sit right with me to sexualize a former child star from an era which was famously lacking in protection for child actors and actresses, when this is still a wonderful drink and should do better than the least common denominator. The Mary Pickford or Ginger Rogers don't sexually objectify them, so it feels out of place with Celebrity-named cocktails too. Plus, your version visually indicates that you used appropriately "grown up" ingredients and feels like a more "mature" name would suit it aestheticaly.
@JKtheSlacker2 жыл бұрын
Dirty doesn't necessarily imply sexualization - sometimes, dirty is just not clean.
@jensenotterlifterfahs73272 жыл бұрын
@@JKtheSlacker but the association with spiking a "virgin" [a designation for zero abv drinks that i hate but recognize is common] drink, named after a child -- there's a very clear sexualization there i think especially from how other drink blogs have written about it. and again, since a dirty martini already codifies the naming template of using a prefix format dirty, its a little perhaps confusing in that sense.
@jakelnordstrom2 жыл бұрын
The Shirley Temple, with Sprite, is a fond part of my childhood with my grandparents at shows in Las Vegas.
@garrettyoung69122 жыл бұрын
Adding a little orange juice to a Shirley temple can help fix some of the over sweetness and is actually really good
@NorinnRichard2 жыл бұрын
All of the cherries in this made me think of a question. I use Old Smoky Moonshine Cherries as a garnish for my Old Fashion. For the first time every I used up a jar with having it seal shut on me. So now I have half a mason jar of cherry infused moonshine. I'm sure I can do something special with this, what do you suggest?
@Groovebot3k2 жыл бұрын
I wanted to suggest naming the alcoholic version of the Arnold Palmer the Happy Gilmore, but apparently that's already a drink... apparently the tea is infused in the vodka and in addition to the lemonade there's orange liqueur, peach schnapps, and cranberry juice. Sidebar, I'm pushing 40 and had only just heard of a Roy Rogers today.
@utopiaoflove2 жыл бұрын
It’s called a John Daly
@RabbitsInBlack2 жыл бұрын
Wisconsinite here, Shirley Temple is what you drink with your family at the bar. On occasion a little wine at those wine tasting sessions and then grass hoppers and pink squirrels, just a taste. Just my experience as a child.
@Carloshache2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: in most countries here in Europe a lot of lemon and sugar are always present in our iced tea recipes. So what you call Arnold Palmer - we simply call "iced tea".
@rejamrejam2 жыл бұрын
I'm very surprised Shirleys are made with Sprite! I don't drink (love your channel tho lol) and we have Shirleys every year at Christmas as a family tradition, and we always use ginger ale! And then I go out and buy soda water and use the grenadine, cherry syrup, and leftover heavy cream from all the baking and make myself cherry cream sodas til New Year's.
@redmist61312 жыл бұрын
Grenadine is pomegranate are you sure your getting grenadine and not something else just curious
@rejamrejam2 жыл бұрын
@@redmist6131 nope it's grenadine but I just used a splash and then syrup out of the cherry jar! The grenadine is a little more tart despite still being, you know, sugar in a jar, lol so it makes it less sickly than just the cherry syrup
@redmist61312 жыл бұрын
@@rejamrejam that makes a lot more sence thank you for the clarification
@sphealingit2222 жыл бұрын
Is it just me, or does calling it a "Dirty" Shirley conjure up the image of adding Olive Brine to a Shirley Temple? I feel like it needs a better name, one that conveys that you're only adding alcohol instead of, uh, uninvited flavors.
@jennya98382 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid my mom would make me a Shirley Temple and make a Dirty Shirley for herself. She called it a Shirley Temple Black though and told me that when she grew up and got married, that was her name. I tried ordering one in a bar when I turned 21, but I've never met a bartender who heard of it by that name. I've heard some people say that a Shirley Temple Black is with whiskey or bourbon, but I've never seen one served or ordered in a bar that way.
@cam46362 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's what I was thinking--I'd never heard "Dirty Shirley" until recently; I'd heard of Shirley Temple Black as a Shirley Temple with some sort of dark liquor (I thought it was Kahlua or coffee-flavored but whiskey makes much more sense)
@andrewnavarro11852 жыл бұрын
I would be shocked if the Dirty Shirley were the drink of the summer. It's not only too simple, but the differences in grenadine quality (almost Rose's, like you say) would make it too variable. That said, your ice of lime was a good call, and rum (the best alcohol) was a great call for the "Rummy Roy."
@majatusch2 жыл бұрын
So, I work at a bar near a college, and this has been THEEEE drink amongst fresh 21 year olds. It is the Gen Z version of an Amaretto Sour (first mixed drink I, a 1985 millenial drank). It is so godawfully sweet and screams, "I'M NEW TO DRINKING AND DON'T LIKE THE TASTE OF ALCOHOL AND I'M GOING TO HAVE 5 CAVITIES AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER". Hard pass.
@mollieherlocker59182 жыл бұрын
For a few years growing up, my dad had my sister and me hooked on Shirley Temples with Lime. Our house recipe was Rose's grenadine, homemade 1:1 simple, club soda, and a lime wedge. I think at one point I realized we didn't really need the simple and nowadays I'm sure I'd omit it and increase the lime. I love putting way more lime than is called for in my Moscow Mules...
@adamjohnson182 Жыл бұрын
I made some for my kids recently. 1oz homemade grenadine, with a spicy ginger beer. To make it “dirty” I add 2oz of Appleton Estate, and a few dashes of angostura bitters. garnish with a lime.
@AzraelHellespont972 жыл бұрын
I have a cocktail I think you’d like to play with 2oz Hendricks .5oz lime 1oz simple Muddled bell pepper and cucumber 2-3 dashes celery bitters Heavy shake and double strain Fine as is or you can too with soda and garnish with rosemary or basil I also have a version with rosemary simple. It’s bright, herbal, and a great summer drink especially on a hot sunny day. I love gimlets so this was my twist on it.
@almfreak2 жыл бұрын
Fun video! Congrats on the Bushmills sponsorship. They’re one of my favorites for irish whiskey cocktails!
@TheEyesofSyn2 жыл бұрын
I grew up drinking Shirley Temples and Roy Rogers, and hilariously had the same but opposite experience- my mother's boyfriend who worked at a bar and grill would make me a Roy Rogers and set me at the bar to play games on my game boy, and a few times some old guy would chime in that a young lady like me should be drinking a Shirley Temple, and that I would like it better. I wasn't huge on lemon lime soda back then though. A Roy Rogers and onion rings are a comfort staple of my childhood. I still order them when I'm at a bar with friends and I don't want to drink. -This was a really fun episode, you are really on your game right now, and it's fantastic.
@jordenhenry23622 жыл бұрын
Fill a glass half-full with ice cubes. Add a half a cup of orange juice and half a cup of Sprite or 7UP. Then gently pour in a tablespoon of grenadine. Top with an orange slice wrapped cherry on a cocktail stick.
@AndreiKucharavy2 жыл бұрын
Holy crap, that one of the best sponsored spots in any video I have seen so fa on KZbin. Looks amazing, works amazing with the show and the audience. Also Greg looks cool AF in that outfit.
@WTFiswr0ngwithu2 жыл бұрын
Greg's Drink of the Season is a series I need in my life.
@Joe___R2 жыл бұрын
You can never beat a good mojito on a hot day. It might just be that I have spent many years in Tampa, FL but a majito is always the drink of summer for me.
@Camdor52 жыл бұрын
Man I got a Shirley Temple at the bar the other day, it was like a throw back to my childhood any time I was at a restaurant.
@JRSkillin2 жыл бұрын
I will always think of a simple g&t as the drink of summer. Growing up, our house had a wet bar built into the wall behind my dad's desk. In the summertime, he'd finish work and make a gin and tonic for himself and my mom - Tanqueray, lime, and just a couple drops of bitters, always in these beautiful cut crystal glasses. That ritual is so ingrained in my childhood memories that, for me, gin smells like summer.
@thames_music12192 жыл бұрын
I believe O'Charley's restaurant does or used to serve a shirley temple with cotton candy as a garnish. It would just melt and make the glass a sticky mess. Never stopped 8 year old me from ordering them though
@johnmc672 жыл бұрын
My grandpa used to make Shirley Temples with Squirt, which totally kicks the drink up a notch.
@XxExOhEx Жыл бұрын
I was a child who was constantly in and out of the hospital for intestinal issues and to the DAY ginger ale is my Favorite Soda because it was always what they gave me to cheer me up 👌👌 never had it in a Shirley temple tho
@zdruck07172 жыл бұрын
Just made a Rummy Roy with my new homemade grenadine made to your spec and maaaaan this is tasty. Cheers Greg and Merideth!
@TheBrotherSyne2 жыл бұрын
I remember the banquet hall that hosted most of our school events would serve them at the bar and make us kids feel fancy. Now when I'm behind the bar at family events I make Greg's version for my niblings and younger cousins so they can have a cocktail with the adults
@averyeml2 жыл бұрын
Shirley Temples and Roy Rodgers are still some of my favorite silly sugar drinks. My mom took me to hibachi restaurants in Houston a TON as a kid, like at least once a week and often more, and I pretty much exclusively had Shirley Temples. I have on more than one occasion made one just because I had the ingredients on hand.
@OrenNoah2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see that you're using clear ice spears. I've fallen down the clear ice rabbit hole and love the heck out of it.
@Lunageldia2 жыл бұрын
I got so excited when you said Canada Dry was a comfort drink for you because you got it at Grandma's because I have basically the same association. Canada dry is a festive holiday drink in my brain because I really only ever had it at grandma's house, which we usually only went up to for special occasions because it's an hour away.
@williamgooden82842 жыл бұрын
Grew up on Shirley Temples as a kid. Nowadays I do a Shirley Temple Black with grenadine, ginger ale, triple sec, lime and Red Stag Black Cherry Bourbon. Much smoother flavor then vodka.
@Malicious_Hero2 жыл бұрын
Anyone else notice how much Greg sways? I just noticed it in this video and cant stop watching it.
@bradjensen49272 жыл бұрын
Someone really needs to invent the "Don't Call Me Shirley"! LOL
@imabookfreak2 жыл бұрын
I'm an adult who doesn't drink alcohol. My favorite drink is still the Shirley Temple. But, if you can get it, add mint and lime! Muddle a couple slices of lime with several mint leaves, and then add ice, a little grenadine, and sprite. It's so good! The mint and lime cut through some of the sugar and really brighten it up!
@imabookfreak2 жыл бұрын
I'd like to note I wrote this comment before he actually made his version of the Dirty Shirley. lol!
@TheHengeProphet2 жыл бұрын
As a kid I got the sort of backwater bar version of the Shirley Temple. Instead of Sprite, 7up was used, and instead of grenadine the juice/syrup that contained the Maraschino Cherries was used.
@jackstone7731 Жыл бұрын
I always remembered having Shirley temples being 7up and maraschino cherry juice. Perfection.
@DarthReluctant2 жыл бұрын
The mojito is my favourite cocktail, so looking forward to seeing Greg's approach!
@ZoraZoldier2 жыл бұрын
Here's to hoping you are able to get more drink-relevant sponsorships like this in the future - totally aligned with the content of the show, relevant to my interests, even snuck a bonus cocktail recipe in there and everything! Not often I'll happily and attentively watch the ad spot all the way to the end but this was one of them. :)
@boarderking1332 жыл бұрын
Yes! Do another episode talking about rums! And doing all kinds of classic tiki. That's what we need this summer!
@aaronpeart2 жыл бұрын
I had someone order a Dirty Shirley from me years ago... only they called it a Mae West. I love that name for it!
@bluezer02 жыл бұрын
"Unless I'm crazy" YOU ARE Killed me lol
@sirkylanthered2 жыл бұрын
Gin is probably what I would go with if I was using ginger ale. I make a quick ginger buck all the time at home as one of my go tos. And I love it. Ginger ale just pairs so well with gin.
@scrawnyclownsnatch96562 жыл бұрын
When I was growing up in Wisconsin, they called these Kiddie Cocktails. And I had ALOT of these growing up.
@MikeySThompson2 жыл бұрын
My friends and I have been crushing Easy Street’s by the pitcher this summer. Definitely our drink of the summer
@Lazuli9012 жыл бұрын
I always heard a spiked Arnold Palmer was a John Daly. The Daly Demon has quite the ring to it too!