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Jack Rose

American  

noun

  1. a cocktail made with apple brandy, lime or lemon juice, and grenadine.


Etymology

Origin of Jack Rose

Short for jacqueminot rose, named after J. M. Jacqueminot (1787–1865), French nobleman and general

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Mr Lindon said he was grateful to Dr Sarah Elliott and Jack Rose from Bournemouth University for measuring the new world record.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2025

“There’s more bottles in here today than there were when we sold out when the pandemic hit,” Thomas, owner of Jack Rose Dining Saloon, said by phone this week.

From Seattle Times Feb. 3, 2022

One of the first was the Jack Rose Dining Saloon in Washington, D.C., founded in 2011 by Bill Thomas.

From New York Times Sep. 29, 2020

His gorgeous debut album, The Time to Come, channels late local forebear Jack Rose and finds the 22-year-old considering the death of a friend and the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

From The Guardian Dec. 27, 2019

“Fine. My young logician is satisfied. Good. Let us talk of happier things. I did not tell you that I saw Jack Rose yesterday. He gave me a thousand-dollar check for the Jewish National Fund.”

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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