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Roy Rogers

Cowboy's Shirley Temple

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Garnish Maraschino Cherry

Cola softened with a pomegranate swirl. Named for the singing cowboy and Western film star, who famously didn't drink. Popularized in 1950s soda shops.

Ingredients

Method

Fill a 12-oz glass with ice. Pour cola. Add grenadine. Stir. Drop in a maraschino cherry.

A non-alcoholic classic from American soda fountains, 1940s–50s, named after Roy Rogers (actor, singer, non-drinker) to position it as the masculine counterpart to the Shirley Temple. Per Difford's Guide #1700. Origin documentation is sparse across sources; no primary bartender, venue, or publication attribution is available.

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