Grapefruit Julep

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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 barspoon Honey
2 oz Ketel One Vodka
4 fresh Mint leaves
1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
3⁄4 oz Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 oz Monin Grenadine Syrup
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Mint sprig

How to make:

STIR honey with vodka in base of shaker until honey dissolves. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and strain into glass filled with crushed ice.

Review:

Wonderfully refreshing. Bring on the sun.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Dale DeGroff, New York City, USA.

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Annechien’s Avatar Annechien
28th May 2024 at 19:39
Excellent! I used 10 ml honey syrup (ratio 2:1). Lovely flavours. Fruity and fresh. Added the recipe to my favourites.
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fred88’s Avatar fred88
4th October 2022 at 17:22
I have reformulated the recipe to suit my taste: 10ml of honey syrup (ratio 2:1), 60ml of grapefruit juice, a drop of saline solution and grapefruit bitter.
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Lorenz Kock’s Avatar Lorenz Kock
13th May 2022 at 18:21
What would be the specs with honey 3:1 syrup? I imagine it takes a while to get the honey dissolved with vodka
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
13th May 2022 at 20:23
I'd start with 10ml but you raise a good point - I need to remake this and reformulate recipe with honey syrup.
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Dommie coolvax’s Avatar Dommie coolvax
21st June 2021 at 18:49
Just had one of these with my better half, if the mint julep is king then this julep is Queen
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