Rose is a
cocktail
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made of
vermouth
Vermouth (, ) is an Italian aromatized wine, aromatized, fortified wine, flavored with various Botany, botanicals (roots, Bark (botany), barks, flowers, seeds, Herb, herbs, and Spice, spices) and sometimes Food coloring, colored. The modern ve ...
, ''
Kirsch
''Kirschwasser'' (, , ; German for 'cherry water'), or just ''Kirsch'' (; the term used in Switzerland and France, less so in Germany), is a clear, colourless brandy from Germany, Switzerland, and France, traditionally made from double distill ...
wasser'' (cherry ''
eau de vie
An ''eau de vie'' ( French for spirit, §16, §17 ) is a clear, colourless fruit brandy that is produced by means of fermentation and double distillation. The fruit flavor is typically very light.
In English-speaking countries, ''eau de vie ...
'') and
fruit syrup
Fruit syrups or fruit molasses are concentrated fruit juices used as sweeteners.
Fruit syrups have been used in many cuisines:
* in Arab cuisine, '' rub'', '' jallab'';
* in Ancient Greek cuisine, '' epsima'';
* in Greek cuisine, '' petimezi' ...
(strawberry, raspberry or
redcurrant
The redcurrant or red currant (''Ribes rubrum'') is a member of the genus ''Ribes'' in the gooseberry family. It is native to western Europe. The species is widely cultivated and has escaped into the wild in many regions.
Description
''Ribes ...
). Some recipes include cherry
liqueur
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and
gin
Gin () is a distilled alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries and other botanical ingredients.
Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe. The modern gin was modified in Flanders and the Netherlands ...
.
The Rose cocktail was popular in 1920s
Paris
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and was created by Johnny Mitta, barman at the Chatham Hotel. A recipe for it can be found in a 1927 book by
Harry MacElhone
Harry MacElhone (1890 – 1958) was an early 20th century bartender, famous for his bar in Paris, Harry's New York Bar; his influential cocktail book, ''Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails;'' and for inventing or first publishing numerous classic coc ...
, owner of
Harry's New York Bar
Harry's New York Bar is a bar in Paris, France located at 5, Rue Daunou, between the Avenue de l'Opéra and the Rue de la Paix. It was converted from a bistro by jockey Tod Sloan in 1911 and became a popular expatriate spot during World War I ...
in Paris.
References
Cocktails with vermouth
Three-ingredient cocktails
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