Ward Eight

2 oz Rye (or Bourbon)
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 t Grenadine
1 sli Orange (as garnish)
1   Maraschino cherry (as garnish)
Instructions
Shake, strain, straight up, cocktail glass. Garnish (or not, as desired).
Notes
Vermeire has this as 1/4 gill (=1 oz) rye, 1/8 gill (= 1/2 oz) juices, 1 tsp grenadine. David Wondrich insists on Rye instead of Bourbon.
History
The earliest I can find in print is Robert Vermeier's "Cocktails How to Mix Them" from 1922, though PDT references "The Cocktail Book - A Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen" from 1915. The drink was evidently created to celebrate the victory of Democrat Martin Lomasney, who ran for the Legislature.
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Format
Ward Eight
2008, Creative Commons, Jim Hood, Wikipedia
From other users
  • Bourbon flavor surprisingly subdued. Good intro to whiskey. Good whiskey drink for non-whiskey drinkers. — ☆☆☆☆
  • With my homemade (not very sweet) grenadine, this wound up being dominated by the lemon juice and 100-proof rye. — ☆☆☆
  • My orange might have been low sugar but this felt dry and tart but quite solid. — ☆☆☆☆
  • Agree with others - a bit tart/sour plus my grenadine was also low sugar. 2 - 3x the grenadine over ice helps a lot. — ☆☆☆
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1 Comment

PDT substitutes 1 bsp

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PDT substitutes 1 bsp pomegranate molasses plus 1/4 oz simple syrup for the grenadine. Tart and a bit darker than the original.