It’s LIT Delicious this week, food nerds! Nick, Gab, and Nick’s best friend Kyle team up and shake up some lovely pink cocktails from Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises. The Jack Rose cocktail is one with an astounding history, as it has been named as one of the favorite cocktails of some major literary stars and film icons. Plus, it’s delicious, and it will definitely take a place in your cocktail rotation. So why can’t you find this cocktail at any bars? Nick tries to answer this question and shares a few other interesting tidbits about the Jack Rose between sips. It’s bevvie time, food nerds!
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Sources:
Books
Barflies and Cocktails (1920) by Harry MacElhone and Wynn Holcomb
https://euvs-vintage-cocktail-books.cld.bz/1927-Barflies-and-Cocktails/V/
Drinks (1914) by Jacques Straub
https://euvs-vintage-cocktail-books.cld.bz/1914-Drinks-by-Jacques-Straub
Jack's Manual on the Vintage and Production, Care and Handling of Wines, Liquors, Etc: A Handbook of Information for Home, Club, or Hotel, Recipes for Fancy Mixed Drinks and When and How to Serve (1908) by Jack A. Grohusko
https://euvs-vintage-cocktail-books.cld.bz/1908-Jack-s-Manual-by-J-A-Grohusko
Magazines and Newspapers
Dylan Garret’s “The Jack Rose Cocktail, a True American Classic” for Wine Enthusiast July 6, 2019
https://www.winemag.com/recipe/jack-rose-cocktail/
Mark A. Zaineddin and John Gagosian’s “Searching for Jack” for The Washington Post June 18, 2003
Websites
Difford’s Guide Website on The Jack Rose Cocktail
https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/1039/jack-rose-cocktail
Philgreene61’s post to the “To Have and Have Another” Blog on May 11, 2012 on The Jack Rose
https://tohaveandhaveanother.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/the-jack-rose/