Top with freshly squeezed grapefruit juice and garnish with a rosemary sprig. While a highball glass is generally called for, I've found stemless wine glasses packed with lots of ice work great for this cocktail too. Fill old fashioned glass halfway with ice cubes and pour vodka on top.

It maintains the pink theme and is my preferred salt in general. The rim is coated with Himalayan Pink Salt. Not being a big fan of gin, vodka is used (sometimes vanilla vodka). The Greyhound bus terminal’s ubiquitous restaurant chain, Post House, served their version with.

For the Cocktail: In a cocktail shaker filled with ice combine vodka, fresh pink or ruby red grapefruit juice and simple syrup. Once vodka appeared in the United States and started to gain traction circa 1950, the spirit increasingly began to replace gin in the cocktail. Remove from heat, cover and allow to cool completely before. I my version of the Salty Dog, I use pink grapefruit juice and a slice of pink grapefruit to garnish the drink. In his book, Craddock instructed readers to make the no-frills Greyhound with gin, grapefruit and ice. Not a fan of the salt, make a Greyhound Cocktail instead. Think of a Salty Dog as the cocktail equivalent of a Gatorade. This is important for those who work out as well as during the sweltering heat of dog days of summer.

The alcohol used in a Salty Dog is either vodka or gin, both of which are the top liquor choices for those watching their calories.įinally, the sea salt used can help maintain electrolytes in the body. It is believed that the effect the juice has on insulin may be at the root of it's usefulness to dieters. Various studies have shown grapefruit as well as it's juice are beneficial additions to a weight loss plan. The salty dog cocktail is a three ingredient drink that is composed of grapefruit juice, vodka (or gin) and sea salt.

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