Garnish:
Grapefruit zest twist
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Straight rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.) |
| 2 fl oz | Grapefruit juice (pink) |
| 1/2 fl oz | Giffard Grenadine syrup |
| 4 drop | Bob's Grapefruit Bitters |
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Review:
Back in the 1940s, in his The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David Embury said of this drink, "One of a few cocktails using grapefruit juice. Not particularly good but not too bad."
Variant:
History:
First published in Patrick Gavin Duffy's 1934 The Official Mixer's Manual.
Blinker
Patrick Gavin Duffy, 1934
1 Jigger Rye Whiskey
1-1/2 Jiggers Grapefruit Juice
1/2 Jigger Grenadine
Shake well with ice and strain into glass.
Nutrition:
There are approximately 124 calories in one serving of Blinker.
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