After being inspired by a recent episode of You Look Nice Today, and attending a wedding wherein I needed to imbibe a drink of girly stature at the reception so I could be mocked mercilessly for it, and take some of the heat off the bride and groom; with the help of our Emerald Grill bartender, Sarah, I concocted what I hope to be the new canonical drink for the monkier, “Shirley Temple of Doom.”

The original description on YLNT went something along the lines of, “bourbon, ginger ale, and an obscene amount of cherries,” but we refined it to:

• 1 1/2 oz bourbon
• 1/2 oz grenadine (or better yet, maraschino cherry nectar)
• Highball glass, filled with ice
• Top with an half-and-half mixture of ginger ale and lemon-lime soda (preferably 7-Up)
• Garnish with at least 1/2 doz maraschino cherries

I suspect substituting 1/2 oz maraschino liqueur for the grenadine would also be a nice touch.