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Yes folks, it’s the Dirty Shirley – the sassy, alcoholic version (sort of) of the Shirley Temple. Using maraschino liqueur and cherry vodka, it’s an easy to drink cocktail that you are sure to love.
How to make a Dirty Shirley
This drink is pretty easy to make.. you’ll need cherry vodka, Luxardo maraschino liqueur, lemon-lime soda, and grenadine (learn how to make your own grenadine).
One important thing here is not to use a Boston Shaker, as it’ll flatten the pop. You want to stir the drink with a bar spoon lightly so as not to disperse the bubbles too much. Prepare your various ingredients using the measurements outlined in the recipe card below. Then, you’ll want to choose a nice-looking glass to serve it in and place 4-5 ice cubes into it. Pour in the vodka and the cherry liqueur. Top the drink with lemon lime soda and about a teaspoon of grenadine. Garnish with a cherry and serve!
If you enjoy this drink, I suggest trying some of these other excellent drinks:
How to Make a Cosmopolitan Cocktail Drink
How to Make a Shirley Temple Drink
Enjoy!
Mike
Dirty Shirley Cocktail – The Adult Shirley Temple!
- Prep Time
- 2 minutes
- Total Time
- 2 minutes
- Course
- Cocktail
- Cuisine
- cocktails
- Calories
- 244
- Author
- Karlynn Johnston
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 ounces cherry vodka if you can’t find it, use plain
- 1/2 ounce Luxardo cherry liqueur
- 8 ounces lemon-lime soda
- 1 teaspoon grenadine
- ice cubes
- maraschino cherry for garnish
Instructions
- Place 4-5 ice cubes in a large highball glass.
- Pour the vodka and the Luxardo over the ice.
- Top with the lemon lime soda, then add the tsp of grenadine.
- Garnish with a cherry and serve.
Nutrition Information
All calories and info are based on a third party calculator and are only an estimate. Actual nutritional info will vary with brands used, your measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
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