Bright pink to raspberry red depending on the grenadine, it is a balanced cocktail between lemony acidity and fruity sweetness from the Sour family (cocktail made from spirits, citrus fruits and sugar).
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Classic recipePour 4 cl of Applejack (or Calvados in the french version), 2 cl of lemon juice, and 1.5 cl of grenadine into a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass (Martini or coupe). |
The Jack Rose first appeared at the turn of the 20th century, particularly in New York and New Jersey, with press mentions as early as 1899, associated with Fred Eberlin's bar, where it was served in a colorful form called the "Whisky Daisy" made with applejack, raspberry syrup, and citrus juice. The first official history dates from 1905 in the National Police Gazette, where Frank J. May (aka "Jack Rose") is credited as the cocktail's creator.
The Jack Rose enjoyed great popularity in the 1920s and 1930s, both in the United States and in Paris, notably being mentioned in Ernest Hemingway's novel The Sun Also Rises (1926), when the narrator orders the cocktail while waiting for Lady Brett Ashley at the Hôtel de Crillon. It is also one of the six basic cocktails according to David A. Embury in The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks (1948).
After Prohibition and in the following decades, the Jack Rose gradually fell out of favor. Since the early 2000s, the craft cocktail wave has given it new life, driven in particular by the work of enthusiasts like the Jack Rose Society in Boston. Laird & Company, the leading producer of applejack in the United States, has seen an increase in sales due to this craze.
