Not exactly, A Shirley Temple is a mixed drink made with ginger ale, grenadine
syrup, and and garnished with a cherry.
The name "grenadine" comes from the French word
grenade meaning pomegranate, as grenadine was originally prepared from pomegranate juice
and sugar. However, "grenadine" is also a common name mistakenly
applied to syrups and beverages consisting of other fruit juices and sugar syrup. The characteristic flavor can be obtained from a mixture of blackcurrant
juice and other fruit juices with the blackcurrant flavor dominating. It's a common mistake to call the Shirley Temple merely a "cherry flavored soda", but it is one that you should never make again. And if anyone is interested, I did an seven or eight page paper on the adverse effects of soda. Happy drinking!
