Greyhound Drink – A Lovely Mess

The Greyhound Cocktail is a refreshingly tart, simple to sip brunch cocktail. This two-part basic cocktail is as simple as they arrive. By merely combining vodka or gin and grapefruit juice you possibly can combine up this basic drink at dwelling. I’m an enormous fan of easy cocktails to serve company for brunch or a day on the pool.

Associated: Salty Canine, Paloma Cocktail, Harvey Wallbanger, Screwdriver, Brunch Drinks.

Substances in a Greyhound

• Vodka or Gin – Select a mid-priced, top quality vodka or gin. 
• Grapefruit Juice – Recent grapefruit juice is finest. Both means, select an possibility with out pulp. You should utilize white, ruby purple or pink grapefruit juice. 
• Lime – Use a lime wheel as garnish.

One of the best glassware alternative for this grapefruit cocktail is a collins glass, or any tall glass.

Substances

You should utilize a cocktail shaker if you want, however it’s not vital for this recipe. 

Start by pouring vodka or gin in your glass with ice cubes. 

Subsequent, prime with grapefruit juice till nearly full. Give it a delicate stir to mix components. 

Garnish with a lime wheel or lime wedge.

How did the Greyhound Cocktail get its identify?

Initially, this drink was a Prohibition-era cocktail and usually served with gin. The primary identified printed recipe was in bartender Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Guide. His authentic recipe used grapefruit jelly and gin. After World Warfare II, vodka grew quickly in recognition. In 1945, this vodka recipe was featured in Harper’s Journal. By the Fifties, it was a well-liked alternative accessible at on the Submit Home eating places discovered at Greyhound bus terminals. The drink’s recognition continued to extend. Sipping a Greyhound Cocktail on a Greyhound bus in Fifties America—it sounds fairly iconic. Like an episode of Mad Males.

Suggestions for Making

• By including a salted rim, this recipe turns into the Salty Canine. 
• Too tart? So as to add sweetness, add a bit of easy syrup or honey syrup to style. 
• In the event you desire tequila along with your grapefruit juice, strive making a contemporary Paloma Cocktail. 
• For a lighter model, fill the glass to three/4 with juice and prime with membership soda.

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