Rose (cocktail)

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).[1] Some recipes include cherry liqueur and gin.[2]

The Rose cocktail was popular in 1920s Paris and was created by Johnny Mitta, barman at the Chatham Hotel.[3][4][5] A recipe for it can be found in a 1927 book by Harry MacElhone, owner of Harry's New York Bar in Paris.[6]

  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.