Name: Greyhound
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Vodka; 45 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 4 drop Grapefruit bitters

Greyhound
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Photographed in an UB 1910 Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Ketel One Vodka
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
4 drop	Bob's Grapefruit Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of grapefruit slice.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish with grapefruit slice wheel.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Classically a Greyhound is merely vodka and grapefruit juice served tall over ice in a Collins glass, but it's better served shorter with a couple of flavour-enhancing embellishments (added by yours truly).

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Variant:

With a salty rim and a pinch of salt in the cocktail, this becomes a Salty Dog

History:

A lesser known relative to the Salty Dog. The earliest recipe I have found is in Stanley M. Jones 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide.

GREYHOUND
Tall Glass
Build
1-1/2 oz vodka
Fill with ice, Grapefruit juice
(This is a SALTY DOG with no salt - or a TAILLESS DOG)
Stanley M. Jones, Jones' Complete Barguide, 1977

GREYHOUND – a Salty Dog without the salt. Just 1½ ounces of Vodka in a hiball setup. Fill with grapefruit juice.
Brian F. Rea, Brian's Booze Guide, 1976

greyhound
1 shot Absolut® / Vodka
Fill with Grapefruit Juice
Lime Wheel Garnish
Collins/Poco Glass
S.A. Salty Dog
Mark Torre, The Bartenders' Bible, 1987

Nutrition:

One serving of Greyhound contains 134 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
13.94% alc./vol. (13.94° proof)
13.3 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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Joachim Vernon

21st September 2022 at 08:40

the suggestion of adding salt/saline turns this classic into a salty dog.

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John Hinojos

11th May 2022 at 20:30

Classic cocktail. Perfect balance of grapefruit sour to sweet. Great for anytime. Perfect in the afternoon.

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G. M. Genovese

20th December 2021 at 22:01

I bought an egregious volume of grapefruit last week. Just getting around to running through it. I've done and redone the Greyhound a few times in a row now. 4:1 juice:spirit is too dilute. I'm finding a 2:1 works has a more dynamic punch. A little saline doesn't hurt too. What's been your experiences with this relatively-bland but potential-rich drink?

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Hunter Newsome

4th July 2022 at 21:10

I've found 2:1 to be the best ratio of mixer to spirit in a highball, with few exceptions. Referring to the classic highball form (which is indeed pretty bland), and not the current recipe on this page, I would say saline or a pinch of salt is pretty essential and also gin works better than vodka. A grapefruit twist also elevates it.

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