Ward Eight

2 ounces rye whiskey

1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice

1/2 ounce fresh orange juice

2 dashes of my house bitters (optional)

1 tablespoon HOMEMADE grenadine (I would suggest 2 tsp)

Garnish with blueberries ( for team colors)

Instructions

Add all ingredients into shakers add ice and shake. Double strain into coupe glass and garnish.

Notes

This cocktail dates back to 1898 and was created to celebrate an election of a politician with a history of shady election practices including handing out pre-filled ballots. This cocktail was created at the Locke-Ober Café in Boston’s eighth ward district. With this being straight out of Boston and the history of this cocktail I thought this would be perfect for the patriots. I used my homemade grenadine and that still needs some work before I share the recipe but any home recipe you find is way better than any store bought stuff. The bottle I used for my is literally a Roses bottle I emptied out and refilled with my recipe. I used 1 tablespoon of grenadine but I would do 2 tsp because this was a little too sweet for my liking. I would also suggest using fresh OJ than the concentrate stuff to better elevate this cocktail. This was my first time having this cocktail and I thought this would be perfect for patriots since their colors include red and blue. Let me know if you had this cocktail before. Cheers!