Jack Rose is the name of a classic cocktail, popular in the 1920s and 1930s, containing applejack, grenadine, and lemon or lime juice. It notably appeared in a scene in Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 classic, The Sun Also Rises, in which Jake Barnes, the narrator, drinks a Jack Rose in a Paris hotel bar while awaiting the arrival of Lady Brett Ashley.
Served: Straight up; without ice in a cocktail glass
Garnish: Cherry, apple slice
Ingredients:
3 parts applejack
2 parts lemon, or lime juice
2 dashes of grenadine
Prep:
Traditionally shaken into a chilled glass, garnished, and served straight up.