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Dirty Shirley Drink

A Dirty Shirley cocktail is the grown-up version of your favorite mocktail, the Shirley Temple. Made with grenadine and lemon-lime soda, it has the same fruity taste you love along with a kick from vodka.

Prep Time
1 min
Total Time
1 min
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 253 kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • ice
  • 2 ounces vodka (see note 1)
  • 1 ounce grenadine (see note 2)
  • 4 ounces lemon-lime soda (see note 3)
  • Maraschino cherries for garnish, optional

Instructions

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  1. Fill a glass with ice, then add 2 ounces (1/4 cup) vodka and 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) grenadine. Top with soda, then garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Notes

  • Vodka: Use plain vodka or substitute a cherry-flavored brand such as Smirnoff, Three Olives, Svedka, Pinnacle, UV, or Skyy. Grenadine is not made from cherries, but the flavor works.
  • Grenadine. A deep red, pomegranate-flavored syrup.
  • Soda: White soda such as Sprite or 7UP is common. For a more traditional approach, substitute ginger ale (you could add a splash of orange juice, too).
  • Yield: This recipe makes one cocktail.
  • Skinny: Use diet lemon-lime soda in place of the regular.
  • Shirley Temple: The classic version is made without vodka.
  • Cherry juice: It’s not the same as grenadine, but using the maraschino cherry juice from the jar tastes good too (and also makes a pink drink).

  • Dirty Shirley Punch, makes a batch of 8 (6-ounce) cocktails:

    2 cups vodka 1 cup grenadine 4 cups lemon-lime soda 8 maraschino cherries.

  • 2 cups vodka
  • 1 cup grenadine
  • 4 cups lemon-lime soda
  • 8 maraschino cherries.
  • In a large pitcher or bowl, add vodka and grenadine and stir to combine. Carefully stir in lemon-lime soda.
  • Fill individual glasses with ice and top with 6 ounces Dirty Shirley Punch. Garnish with a cherry.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1cocktail Calories 253kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 31g (10%) Protein 1g (2%) Sodium 20mg (1%) Sugar 25g (50%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1cocktail

Amount Per Serving

Calories 253

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cocktail
Calories 253kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 31g 10%
Protein 1g 2%
Sodium 20mg 1%
Sugar 25g 50%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.