Comments on: I’ll Have a Shirley Temple… and Make It Black.

By: John

John — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:50:35 +0000

I’ve bartended on the East Coast for years. My colleagues and I have been making a variation of your Shirley Temple Black – we like to call it the Drew Barrymore.

By: Michael Procopio

Michael Procopio — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:25:12 +0000

Sean– Of course you thought of it, too. Thanks one of the reasons I like you so much.

Rebecca– Thanks! And you know what? The Jane WIthers is even tastier than the STB, thanks to your suggestion.

Christine– Hi there. I think there are multiple points to a Shirley Temple. I was simply having fun with turning a kiddie drink on its head. I am not taking anything away from those who practice temperance.

However, I DO think there aren’t enough non-alcoholic cocktails out there. Perhaps this is a challenge to come up with some that are not as sickeningly sweet as a Shirley Temple. I do it all the time for pregnant women who just want to feel a martini glass in their hand but, for obvious reasons, want to avoid strong hooch.

By: Christine

Christine — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:34:24 +0000

I think you miss the point of the Shirley Temple. Yes, it is a kiddie cocktail, but that is not all. It is for all of the people that cannot or won’t drink alcohol, for whatever reason.
This gives them something that is akin to a cocktail, but doesn’t infringe on whatever reason they have for not drinking alcohol.
Now, I challenge you to find something that doesn’t infring on that need to have a non-alcoholic drink, but brings it up to this era. That means no booze..even if you think it needs some. Some people just need no booze, for whatever reason. But they would also like a cocktail, that emulates a real alcoholic cocktail.

There are plenty of great cocktails out there. But folks tend to forget that there are folks other than kiddies that don;t want the booze, for whatever reason.

Mind you, I love a great cocktail myself. But I hate to see a legitimate non-alcoholic cocktail changed to an alcoholic one, without understanding that some folks really want a good non-alcoholic one.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:41:52 +0000

I love it! This post is terrific–great fun as always. I could go for one of these right now.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:01:00 +0000

This is so funny — I was just joking around with someone about boozing up the Shirley Temple and calling it the Shirley Temple Black. Great minds and all that, I guess. Upside: You saved me the effort of developing the recipe. Thanks.