# Ward Eight

Rye, lemon, orange, and real pomegranate grenadine make Boston's celebrated whiskey sour branch drier and more complex than its rosy colour suggests.

Strength: 24% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 60 ml [Rye whiskey](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/rye-whiskey.md)
- 15 ml [Fresh lemon juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lemon-juice.md)
- 15 ml [Fresh orange juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-orange-juice.md)
- 10 ml [Grenadine](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/grenadine.md) — Use a restrained one-to-one syrup made with real pomegranate.

## Glassware

Cocktail glass

## Garnish

- Cocktail cherry — Spear two cherries together.

## Method

1. Shake all ingredients hard with cubed ice until thoroughly chilled.
2. Fine-strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

## Related drinks

- [New York Sour](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/new-york-sour.md): A dry red-wine float adds fruit, tannin, and a vivid aromatic layer to an 1880s rye sour without hiding the contrast beneath egg-white foam.
- [Halekulani](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/halekulani.md): High-proof bourbon carries three fresh juices, restrained grenadine, and bitters in a poised Waikiki hotel drink that feels sharper than its tropical ingredients suggest.
- [Scofflaw](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/scofflaw.md): High-proof rye and dry vermouth form a taut Prohibition-era frame for lemon, pomegranate, and orange bitters, landing between a sour and a Dry Manhattan.
- [Port Light](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/port-light.md): Bourbon becomes unmistakably tropical when sharp lemon meets passion fruit and pomegranate over crushed ice in Sandro Conti's direct Midwestern tiki sour.
- [Whiskey Sour](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/whiskey-sour.md): Bourbon, lemon, and sugar with optional egg white for a soft, foamy texture.
- [Scorpion](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/scorpion.md): White rum and brandy share a large measure of orange and lemon with orgeat in Trader Vic's individual 1972 drink, a distinct descendant rather than a scaled-down communal bowl.
- [Monkey Gland](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/monkey-gland.md): Gin and fresh orange sharpened by absinthe and grenadine.
- [Gold Rush](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/gold-rush.md): A bourbon sour sweetened with rich honey syrup instead of sugar.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/ward-eight
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/ward-eight-259a03c2.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.liquor.com/recipes/ward-eight/