Ruby 'Martini'

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Ketel One Citroen Vodka
1 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
1 oz Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon slice on rim.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 9/10
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Review:

A sour, citrus-led variation on the Cosmopolitan.

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History:

Several appearances in episodes of the U.S. hit TV series, Sex And The City, helped this drink become fashionable in 2002, particularly in New York City. It is thought to have originated at the Wave restaurant in Chicago's W Hotel.

Nutrition:

One serving of Ruby 'Martini' contains 207 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 19.61% alc./vol. (19.61° proof)
  • 22.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
13th January 2023 at 09:51
Definitely a post-meal cocktail. Might be because we used a cheaper triple sec, but it started out very sweet before having a much needed hum of sourness and bitterness from the Citrus-infused vodka and grapefruit juice. Pretty good!
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
23rd October 2021 at 00:16
Very nice. Being we like our cocktails drier, we omitted the sugar syrup and put in a splash of grenadine to add a little more pink (our pink grapefruit juice was not very pink). Nice with a hint of sweetness. Would probably put in a splash of pomegranate juice next time also.
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