Recipe

• Ginger ale

• Grenadine

• A cherry

Fill a highball glass with ice, and slowly pour ginger ale in until nearly full. Drizzle a little grenadine (perhaps 10ml) on top, and add a cherry.

A delightful drink for when you don't fancy alcohol. It's very sweet, but the ginger ale is dry enough to stop it getting too sickly – despite what Shirley herself thought about it.

First time I tried this, I was told to put the grenadine in first – it sat right at the bottom and I had to mix it with a spoon, making an awful mess. This time I put it in last, and it sank through the ginger ale, creating the nice gradient you see here. Much better, and providing an extra-sweet twist at the end!