7-Up Is Finally Dropping Shirley Temple Soda & Fans Are Losing It
The Dirty Shirleys are going to be EPIC.
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The Shirley Temple drink is named after the child actress Shirley Temple:
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The Shirley Temple drink is named after the child actress Shirley Temple:
- Origin
The drink is said to have originated in the 1930s and was created for Temple when she was out to dinner with her parents and other Hollywood types.
- Story
The most popular story is that the drink was invented by a bartender at Chasen's, a famous Beverly Hills restaurant. However, other claims to its origin have been made, including the Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood and the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
- Inspiration
The story goes that Temple was "whining" over her parents sipping old-fashioneds, which come with a maraschino cherry, so the waitstaff mixed up a non-alcoholic version for her.
- Taste
The drink is made with grenadine and soda, and is saccharine to many adult palates.
- Appearance
The drink is bright red in color and garnished with a cherry.
- Temple's reaction
Temple herself was not a fan of the drink, and reportedly hated it. In 1988, she filed a lawsuit to prevent the sale of a bottled soda version using her name. - In 1988, when there were attempts to market a bottled soda bearing the name “Shirley Temple,” she brought civil lawsuits claiming that her name was not a generic term, and that using it as such was an invasion of her privacy. As she told the New York Times at the time: “All a celebrity has is their name.”
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The Untold Truth Of The Shirley Temple - Mashed
While the Shirley Temple is often maligned for its sugary sweetness it's still a popular non-alcoholic drink. What are the orgins of this popular mocktail?
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Up until now I never knew that drink existed.