Rose is a
cocktail made of
vermouth
Vermouth (, ) is an aromatized fortified wine, flavoured with various botanicals (roots, barks, flowers, seeds, herbs, and spices) and sometimes colored. The modern versions of the beverage were first produced in the mid- to late 18th centur ...
, ''
Kirsch
Kirschwasser (, ; , German for "cherry water") or kirsch is a clear, colorless brandy traditionally made from double distillation of morello cherries, a dark-colored cultivar of the sour cherry. It is now also made from other kinds of cherrie ...
wasser'' (cherry ''
eau de vie
An ''eau de vie'' (French for spirit, §16, §17 literally " water of life") 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-speakin ...
'') 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). Some recipes include cherry
liqueur and
gin.
The Rose cocktail was popular in 1920s
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
and was created by Johnny Mitta, barman at the Chatham Hotel. A recipe for it can be found in a 1927 book by
Harry McElhone, 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.
The bar was acquired by former American star jockey Tod Sloan in 1911, who converted it from a bistro and renamed it ...
in Paris.
References
Cocktails with vermouth
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