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The Jack Rose
Americana in a glass
The Recipe
If you want to know more, read on. If you’re just here for a recipe, here it is. Mix away, and Cheers.
- 2 oz. Applejack
- 1/4 oz. Lemon juice
- 1/4 oz. Grenadine
Shake all ingredients with ice until cold, pour, and serve with one ice cube.
This drink is liquid history. Its main ingredient is still made by Lairds, the oldest commercial distillery in the United States (distilling since 1717). It is listed as one of the six basic cocktails by David Embury in The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks (1948). Stories about its name range from gangsters to French generals and its color is reported to be the same as the Jacquinemot Rose when properly mixed.
The Experience
Imbibing a Jack Rose is like discovering a secret that’s been hidden away in plain sight for centuries by simply wiping the dust off a stone wall like every movie archaeologist ever. You feel like you’re in the Smithsonian and you’ve just sneaked into the early American history exhibit, sat down in the corner, and taken a hit off the prized display bottle labeled with two Xs.
It’s Henry Ford’s Model T, Jimi Hendrix’s “Star Spangled Banner” and the Baseball Hall of Fame served with a side…
