Name: Grapefruit Drop Crusta
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Grapefruit vodka; 15 ml Pamplemousse liqueur; 20 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 1 dash Grapefruit bitters

Grapefruit Drop Crusta
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Serve in a Copita sherry glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Absolut Grapefruit Vodka
¹⁄₂ oz	Giffard Pamplemousse liqueur
²⁄₃ oz	Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1 dash	Bob's Grapefruit Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Copita sherry glass.
RIM glass with sugar (moisten the outside edge with grapefruit juice and dip into sugar).
Prepare garnish of long, wide swath of grapefruit peel.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into pre-prepared glass.
Garnish with grapefruit peel around inside of rim.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Easy-drinking vodka-laced refreshingly zesty grapefruit.

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History:

Created in October 2019 by yours truly (Simon Difford) at the Clocktower, Rye, Sussex, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Grapefruit Drop Crusta contains 93 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
17.67% alc./vol. (17.67° proof)
15.1 grams of pure alcohol

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