Grapefruit Gin Cocktail

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur
1 oz Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
4 drop Bob's Grapefruit Bitters
2 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of grapefruit wedge &/or grapefruit zest twist..
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge &/or grapefruit zest twist.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Not a very imaginative name for a delicious sour.

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History:

Recipe by yours truly in August 2023.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Grapefruit Gin Cocktail contains 167 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 17.37% alc./vol. (17.37° proof)
  • 17 grams of pure alcohol

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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
5th December 2024 at 14:26
I am astonished how wonderful elderflower and grapefruit work together. Thank you Simon!
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
19th October 2024 at 00:28
Wonderful cocktail, thank you Simon. Love the forward flavour of the grapefruit and how it blends seamlessly with the gin. Would have again.
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Jonathan Goldthorpe’s Avatar Jonathan Goldthorpe
15th September 2024 at 15:29
Just gorgeous fresh and well balanced. Prefer to the Paloma
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Yossi Burg’s Avatar Yossi Burg
8th January 2024 at 10:30
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...
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Sean Baron’s Avatar Sean Baron
24th September 2023 at 20:35
You’re right, it does need a better name! Tasty mind, I’m a sucker for a sour cocktail.
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Chris Podgorski ’s Avatar Chris Podgorski
22nd August 2023 at 01:56
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
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