Rose (cocktail)

Rose
Cocktail
Type	Wine cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume	Vermouth;
Served	Straight up; without ice
Standard garnish	Maraschino cherry
Standard drinkware	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients	4 cl (2 parts) dry vermouth; 2 cl (1 parts) Kirsch; 3 Dashes Strawberry syrup;
Preparation	Shake together in a cocktail shaker, then strain into chilled glass. Garnish and serve.

Rose is a cocktail made of vermouth, cherry eau de vie (Kirsch) 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 McElhone, owner of Harry's New York Bar in Paris.[6]

References

http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/recipes/a3740/rose-drink-recipe/
"Rip" (Georges Gabriel Thenon) (1929). Cocktails de Paris. Demangel, Paris.
http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/recipes/a3740/rose-drink-recipe/
http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Classic-Rose-Cocktail
http://www.bols.com/cocktails/the-rose/
Harry McElhone (1927). Barflies and Cocktails. Lecram Press, Paris.

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[1] ttp://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/recipes/a3740/rose-drink-recipe/

[2] "Rip" (Georges Gabriel Thenon) (1929). Cocktails de Paris. Demangel, Paris.

[3] ttp://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/recipes/a3740/rose-drink-recipe/

[4] ttp://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Classic-Rose-Cocktail

[5] ttp://www.bols.com/cocktails/the-rose/

[6] Harry McElhone (1927). Barflies and Cocktails. Lecram Press, Paris.