Name: Grapefruit Gin Cocktail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Elderflower liqueur; 30 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 4 drop Grapefruit bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Ingredients

1 1/2 fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

3/4 fl oz

Elderflower liqueur

1 fl oz

Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)

4 drop

Fee Brothers Grapefruit Bitters

2 drop

Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of grapefruit wedge &/or grapefruit zest twist..

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with a grapefruit wedge &/or grapefruit zest twist.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Grapefruit Gin Cocktail contains 167 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
17.37% alc./vol. (34.74° proof)
18.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Comments & Discussion

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Juniper Lately 8w

I have a couple of recipes jotted down that use these ingredients in slightly varying amounts but topped with a cold ipa. Both are called The Elvis. Not found on Diffords, but highly recommended when it’s hot outside! (Switch the ipa for something sparkling like Prosecco and you’ve got a Costello)

Paul Ekpenyong 1y

An excellent cocktail. Agree with Yossi that perhaps more grapefruit if the fruit is slightly sweeter or maybe go with more grapefruit bitters. It does slip down rather easily. Super.

Florian Ruf Premium Member 1y

I am astonished how wonderful elderflower and grapefruit work together. Thank you Simon!

John Hinojos Premium Member 1y

Wonderful cocktail, thank you Simon. Love the forward flavour of the grapefruit and how it blends seamlessly with the gin. Would have again.

Jonathan Goldthorpe 1y

Just gorgeous fresh and well balanced. Prefer to the Paloma

Yossi Burg 2y

Aah Simon you've done it again! I think my partner PB'ed in her draining her coupe of this today. I may add a little more grapefruit in its next iteration as our grapefruit are very sweet or add a splash more dry gin. 10 out of 10 on the quaffometer. We named it "Here's to Wendell" after our recently departed dog...

Sean Baron 2y

You’re right, it does need a better name! Tasty mind, I’m a sucker for a sour cocktail.

Chris Podgorski 3y

I very much enjoyed this cocktail. I used Fee brothers bitters and some sea salt as I did have those ingredients. I think I will try it again with some old Tom gin