Shirley Temple (drink)

A Shirley Temple is a non-alcoholic mixed drink traditionally made with ginger ale and a splash of grenadine, and garnished with a maraschino cherry.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Modern Shirley Temple recipes may substitute lemon-lime soda or lemonade and sometimes orange juice, in part or in whole, include a citrus wedge or slice as a garnish, and use maraschino cherry juice.^{[6][7][8][9][10]} Shirley Temples are often served as an alternative to alcoholic cocktails.

The drink may have been invented by a bartender at Chasen's, a restaurant in West Hollywood, California, to serve then-child actress Shirley Temple. However, other claims to its origin have been made.^[11] Temple herself was not a fan of the drink, as she told Scott Simon in an NPR interview in 1986:

The saccharine sweet, icky drink? Yes, well... those were created in the probably middle 1930s by the Brown Derby Restaurant in Hollywood and I had nothing to do with it. But, all over the world, I am served that. People think it's funny. I hate them. Too sweet!^[12][13]

In 1988, Temple filed a lawsuit to prevent the sale of a bottled soda version using her name.^[14][15] In October 2024, American soft drink brand 7 Up introduced a limited release Shirley Temple–flavored variety, which was later reintroduced in October 2025.^[16][17] At the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026, many soda brands released Shirley Temple flavors, including Poppi, Olipop, Slice, and Bloom Pop.^{[18][19][20][21][22]}

Adding 1.5 US fluid ounces (44 ml) of vodka or rum produces a "Dirty Shirley"^[23] or "Shirley Temple Black", so called in reference to its namesake's married name.^[24]

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