Name: Gin Ruby
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Elderflower liqueur; 15 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 22.5 ml Ruby red grapefruit juice; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised); 6 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

1/2 fl oz

Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo

3/4 fl oz

Ruby red grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)

3/4 fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

1/2 fl oz

Egg white (pasteurised) or Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

6 drop

Bob's Grapefruit Bitters

2 drop

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

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.

DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Gin Ruby contains 208 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
12.75% alc./vol. (25.49° proof)
19.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

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Comments & Discussion

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Cassandra Adams Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 2 months ago

A very complex, yet botanical and refreshing cocktail. It seems different palates experience this quite differently: I felt the elderflower sweetness came to the fore, whereas my partner felt the Aperol/citrus bitterness dominated. (Note: we used Fee Bros bitters, so our slugs of that were probably more than the Bob's drops prescribed here).

Tavor Lahat Commenter Appreciated Commenter 3 months ago

Very nice cocktail, but I would actually add more aperitivi and less lemon juice. It is very tangy and bitter - due to the high amount of lemon and grapefruit ingredients, and not enough sweetness to balance it. Nevertheless, a nice complex zesty-floraly drink that feels fun, mostly in summer.
Very nice. 4 stars.

Emma Bellerby Appreciated Commenter Conversation Starter 5 months ago

I made with and without aperol and definitely preferred without.

Beverly Stanton Commenter Appreciated Commenter 6 months ago

Nothing outstanding. Ok not great.

Pascal Leroy Premium Member Appreciated Commenter 8 months ago

Too acidic for my taste, the lemon kills the other flavours. Will try again with 10-15 ml lemon juice.

T M Appreciated Commenter Conversation Starter 11 months ago

Quite light but incredibly balanced and flavorful. All ingredients are key for the balance

Florian Ruf Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 11 months ago

Good cocktail, but I suggest to check the bitterness before you add the grapefruit bitters. I needed to omit it and add a barspoon sugar syrup.

simon kitchen Commenter Appreciated Commenter 1 year ago

Trying to find a lemon juice heavy cocktail and came across this. I switched to all lemon juice and omitted the egg white and grapefruit bitters. It’s quite sour with the same ratio used as per this recipe, some experimenting might find a better overall balance.