Salty Dog Cocktail
The salty dog cocktail boasts of a unique flavour profile, balancing the tartness of grapefruit with a savoury element like the salt rim. Created with minimal ingredients - typically gin or vodka, fresh grapefruit juice and a salted rim, it is usually served in a highball glass over ice, with the savoury rim providing distinctive taste that mellows the citrusy bite.
What you’ll need
Ingredients
- London dry gin30ml
- Fresh grapefruit juice120ml
- SaltFor the rim
- Grapefruit sliceFor garnish
- Ice cubes
Method
- Step 1
Pour the salt onto a saucer, moisten the rim of a chilled rocks or highball glass with a grapefruit slice or a damp towel before dipping it into the salt.
- Step 2
In a mixing glass, combine the London dry gin and grapefruit juice.
- Step 3
Fill with ice and stir vigorously for around 20-30 seconds until the mixture is completely chilled.
- Step 4
Strain the drink into a prepared salt-rimmed glass filled with more ice, garnish with a grapefruit slice and serve.
Tips & Suggestions
For the rim, use coarse sea salt or fleur de sel to enable the best texture and a prominent salty flavour.
Consider using pink grapefruit juice as a slightly sweeter and more visually appealing alternative to white grapefruit juice.
FAQs
A Greyhound combines vodka (or gin) and grapefruit juice whereas a salty dog cocktail is just a greyhound cocktail served with a salt rim.
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