![]() ![]() On one hand, it’s a pre-prohibition classic, and we only have so many of those. It’s hard to know if the Ward Eight is worth salvaging. Then Gertsen declared, ‘Sure!’ With that, the Ward Eight was relegated back to history, leaving the society to more-important matters.” “A dozen mouth-puckering renditions later,” writes Giglio, “ Holliday asked politely, ‘Is it possible that this just wasn’t a phenomenal cocktail?’ The group exchanged pensive glances. They tried changing the whiskey, several types of grenadine, and ditching either juice, but it was too sweet or too tart or just not good. They tinkered with it all night, but the Ward Eight stubbornly resisted greatness. A number of the city’s most talented bartenders had coalesced under the banner of the “Jack Rose Society,” putting their heads together to determine the best possible recipes for various drinks, or in their words, “to right the wrongs of misunderstood classic cocktails.” Being Bostonians, they soon turned their gaze to the Ward Eight (the city’s only classic cocktail) and announced the “Great Ward Eight Debate,” an evening of experimentation and deduction, and to which, fortunately for us, they invited journalist Anthony Giglio. My favorite story about the Ward Eight comes from an article in Boston Magazine in 2006. Now, if that sounds to you like something that was invented by a 9th grader, you’d be comforted to know that bartenders have been struggling with the recipe for a long time. It is generally understood to be a Whiskey Sour-like base of rye and lemon juice, with the addition of orange juice and grenadine. The Ward Eight is a classic cocktail, said to be invented in Boston in 1898. Jack Daniel’s Just Dropped a New Limited-Edition Whiskey Aged in Tequila Barrelsīooze Cruise? This 14-Foot Canoe Is Partly Made From Used American Whiskey Oak Barrels. Robert Oppenheimer Shook up Some Strange, Strong Martinis. ![]()
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