Greyhound
The Quirky Foodster Team
Highball
Glass
None traditionally required
Garnish
Ingredients
- Vodka — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh grapefruit juice — 120 ml (4 oz)
Method
- Fill a highball glass with ice.
- Add the vodka and grapefruit juice.
- Stir gently to combine.
- Serve without garnish or salt rim.
Description: A simple, unsalted vodka and grapefruit highball — the plain counterpart to the salt-rimmed Salty Dog.
Cultural Background: Documented from the mid-1900s onward as vodka and citrus combinations grew popular in American bars.
Tips: Fresh grapefruit juice, with its natural bitterness, is the whole point of this drink.
Variations: Add a salt rim and it becomes a Salty Dog.
Serving Suggestion: Serve tall, over ice, as a bracing, not-too-sweet refresher.
Nutrition: Approx. 140 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: Why no salt rim here?
A: That's what distinguishes it from the Salty Dog — otherwise the two drinks are identical.
- Vodka — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh grapefruit juice — 120 ml (4 oz)
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