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A classic Greyhound cocktail is just vodka (or gin) and grapefruit juice, and it’s just as fruity and refreshing as it sounds. Add a salted rim and you’ll have a “Salty Dog.”
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Ingredient notes
- Vodka: Greyhound cocktails were originally made with gin, but as vodka overtook it in popularity, vodka became the popular choice for Greyhounds and other cocktails.
Step-by-step instructions
- Fill a rocks glass with ice, then add vodka and grapefruit juice.
- Using a bar spoon, stir gently. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Recipe tips and variations
- Yield: This recipe makes 1 cocktail.
- Glassware: A Greyhound is traditionally made in an Old Fashioned glass, a 6-ounce to 10-ounce glass tumbler similar to a rocks glass or lowball glass.
- Big batch: To make a batch of 8 cocktails, combine 12 ounces (1 ½ cups) vodka and 40 ounces (5 cups) grapefruit juice in a pitcher. Have ice, glassware, and lemon twists on hand so guests can help themselves.
- Salty dog: Add a salted rim to your Greyhound cocktail.
- Paloma: Substitute 2 ounces tequila for the vodka, reduce grapefruit juice to 4 ounces, add 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, and garnish with a lime wedge and a pinch of salt.
- Sea Breeze: Substitute a highball glass, increase grapefruit juice to 6 ounces, add 2 ounces cranberry juice cocktail, and garnish with a lime wedge.
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Greyhound
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 ounces vodka (3 tablespoons, see note 1)
- 5 ounces grapefruit juice (¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons)
- 1 lemon or lime twist for garnish
Instructions
- Fill a rocks glass with ice, then add vodka and grapefruit juice. Using a bar spoon, stir gently. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Notes
- Vodka: Greyhound cocktails were originally made with gin, but as vodka overtook it in popularity, vodka became the popular choice for Greyhounds and other cocktails.
- Yield: This recipe makes 1 cocktail.
- Glassware: A Greyhound is traditionally made in an Old Fashioned glass, a 6-ounce to 10-ounce glass tumbler similar to a rocks glass or lowball glass.
- Big batch: To make a batch of 8 cocktails, combine 12 ounces (1 ½ cups) vodka and 40 ounces (5 cups) grapefruit juice in a pitcher. Have ice, glassware, and lemon twists on hand so guests can help themselves.
- Salty dog: Add a salted rim to your Greyhound cocktail.
- Paloma: Substitute 2 ounces tequila for the vodka, reduce grapefruit juice to 4 ounces, add 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, and garnish with a lime wedge and a pinch of salt.
- Sea Breeze: Substitute a highball glass, increase grapefruit juice to 6 ounces, add 2 ounces cranberry juice cocktail, and garnish with a lime wedge.
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