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Cocktail recipe

Ward Eight

A shaken cocktail featuring Rye whiskey, Lemon juice, Orange juice.

Ward Eight cocktail

Ingredients

  • 60 ml Rye Whiskey
  • 15 ml Lemon Juice
  • 15 ml Orange Juice
  • 1 barspoon Grenadine Syrup

Method

  1. Add Rye Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Orange Juice and Grenadine Syrup to a shaker.
  2. Add ice and shake until cold.
  3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  4. Optional finish: add one ice cube and a small splash of chilled sparkling water.
  5. Optional garnish: orange zest.

Story

Created in Boston in 1898, supposedly at Locke-Ober to celebrate Martin Lomasney's election to the state legislature from the city's Ward 8, before the votes were even counted.