- 2 oz rye whiskey (or bourbon)
- ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
- ½ oz grenadine
- orange slice & cherry for garnish
- ice
Special Equipment
- Boston shaker
- cocktail strainer
About Ward Eight Cocktail
Named after a West End neighborhood in Boston, this whiskey cocktail with lemon juice and grenadine has been a Boston favorite for decades. Legend has it that it dates back to 1898. Fact and fiction are blurred about its origins, but whatever led to such a smooth creation has produced a truly popular classic.
About Lauren Clark
Drinkboston.com is written by Lauren Clark, a freelance journalist and former bartender and brewer, with input from a research team headed by fellow barfly Scott Howe, several Boston-area bartenders, and other assorted experts of the Boston bar scene. Lauren has written for the Boston Globe, the New York Times, the Boston Herald, Jane magazine and Yankee magazine, as well as the trade publications Ale Street News and Nightclub and Bar.
Recipe
Ingredients
How-to
- Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass
- Garnish with a cherry and orange slice
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