Dirty Shirley Recipe

Put an alcoholic twist on the classic Shirley Temple drink with just a few ingredients!

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword dirty shirley, dirty shirley recipe, shirley temple

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings person

Calories 300kcal

Author Laura Gummerman

Cost $2

Ingredients

1 ounce grenadine syrup
2 ounces vodka
8 ounces lemon-lime soda or ginger ale
½ cup ice
1 maraschino cherry or lime wedges for garnish

Instructions

Fill glass with ice
Add 1 ounce grenadine syrup
Add 2 ounces of vodka
Top off with 8 ounces of lemon-lime soda (or ginger ale)
Add maraschino cherries for garnish
Enjoy!

Notes

Variations of the Classic Dirty Shirley:

For a skinny version, opt for a lime sparking water (or fresh lime squeezed into plain sparkling water) instead of the soda and sweeten with the grenadine to taste.
Instead of all lemon-lime soda, try switching out half the soda for ginger ale or use all ginger ale instead of the lemon-lime.
If you don’t have grenadine, you can use maraschino cherry juice, which gives you a cherry version.
Rather than a store-bought version, try making your own easy grenadine and tweak the sweetness ratio to your liking.
If you don’t have grenadine, you can also use the juice from the maraschino cherry jar and that will give the drink a stronger cherry taste along with a pink color.

To Make a Batch of Dirty Shirleys:

If you are having a party and want to make a batch of drinks to easily serve a larger crowd, just add:

2 cups of vodka
1 cup grenadine
8 cups lemon-lime soda
Maraschino cherries for garnish

Add the vodka and grenadine to a pitcher. Stir to combine. Pour in the lemon-lime soda and gently stir briefly. Add to ice-filled glasses and pop a cherry into each glass before serving. Serves 8.

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