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Rose (cocktail)

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Cocktail of vermouth, Kirsch and fruit syrup
Rose
Cocktail
TypeWine cocktail
Base spirit
ServedStraight up: chilled, without ice
Standard garnishMaraschino cherry
Standard drinkware
Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients
PreparationShake together in a cocktail shaker, then strain into chilled glass. Garnish and serve.

Rose is a cocktail made of vermouth, Kirschwasser (cherry eau de vie) and fruit syrup (strawberry, raspberry or redcurrant). Some recipes include cherry liqueur and gin.

The Rose cocktail was popular in 1920s Paris and was created by Johnny Mitta, barman at the Chatham Hotel. A recipe for it can be found in a 1927 book by Harry MacElhone, owner of Harry's New York Bar in Paris.

References

  1. "Rose". 5 November 2007.
  2. "Rip" (Georges Gabriel Thenon) (1929). Cocktails de Paris. Demangel, Paris.
  3. "Rose". 5 November 2007.
  4. "Rose Cocktail". 18 March 2019.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2016-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Harry MacElhone (1927). Barflies and Cocktails. Lecram Press, Paris.


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