Ward Eight
CLASSIC · STRAIGHT RYE WHISKEY

Ward Eight

A spirited, sweet and sour combination, this classic cocktail offers a delightful balance of rye whiskey, citrus, and grenadine.

Ingredients
Fresh lemon juice22.5 ml
Fresh orange juice22.5 ml
Rich sugar syrup7.5 ml
Glassware
Coupe
Chilled.
Flavor
BODYSWEETFRUITACIDHEATSMOKEEARTHBITTER

Caramel · Cherry · Lemon · Orange

Estimated profile

Method
  1. 1

    SHAKE all ingredients with ice. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass. Garnish with skewered quarter orange slice and cherry.

From the Bartender

Named after Ward Eight, a voting district of Boston notorious for political corruption. While widely attributed to bartender Tom Hussion at Locke-Ober Café in November 1898, historical accounts are conflicting, with some suggesting a different bartender or a later creation date in 1903. The cocktail's exact origin remains somewhat debated and unverified, despite its early appearance in The Cocktail Book (1913) and Robert Vermeire's Cocktails (1922).

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