Mr. Booze here with another great cocktail to enjoy while barbequing. The Jack Rose is the top-secret gun in the arsenal of summer drinks. Just 3 ingredients make this an easy one to throw together quickly. It’s a drink that, unlike the Cosmopolitan, is refreshing to look at AND can be drunk by men. Not sweet like the Cosmo, the Jack Rose is refreshing, citrusy, goes very well with food. I promise… This drink will be the one your guests ask for when they come back later in the summer. You can’t go wrong with a Jack Rose and an evening spent in the backyard.
I’m pretty certain the Jack Rose got its name from its color. After you make your first one, you’ll see what I mean. It’s a beautiful drink. The color of sun and roses (darken it up by adding a few extra drops of Grenadine). Served ice cold, up, in a martini glass, your guests will be impressed. No guests? Just you and the wife? That’s fine, too; you’ll want to mix up one of these just for you two. Like I recommend, have a relaxing drink as you prepare for grilling. It’ll help you slide right into a warm July evening.
Here we go…. You’ll need fresh limes, real Pomegranate Grenadine (though, in a pinch, I use Roses Grenadine and it’s fiiiine, just fiiiine), a bottle of Laird’s Applejack.
You can use the Laird’s Premium or you can also use Calvados, but I’d rather spend that kind of money on the steaks.
The Jack Rose Cocktail
- 1 ½ oz Applejack
- Fresh squeezed juice from ½ large lime (should be about an ounce)
- ¼ ounce of Pomegranate juice or Roses Grenadine.
- Shake the ingredients together in shaker with cracked ice.
- Serve up iced cold in a martini glass with a slice of lime on the rim as a garnish.
Trust me, you’ll be squeezing a lot of limes after folks taste this classic, so maybe, squeeze up a batch of them the night of the barbeque and use a measured bar glass to add an ounce of lime juice for each drink.
In my opinion, the Jack Rose is the finest cocktail to enjoy on a muggy, buggy, summer night. “She” drinks well with the smell of citron candles and smokin’ meat.