Greyhound or Salty Dog with Rosemary

What do you do when you have a huge tree full of grapefruit? Make fresh grapefruit juice cocktails! Don’t have fresh grapefruit? Most grocery stores have fresh squeezed juices in their produce departments.

1 part vodka (I prefer Grey Goose – stored in the freezer, of course)

2 parts fresh grapefruit juice

1/4 – 1/2 part rosemary simple syrup (heat 1 part sugar with 1 part water and several sprigs of fresh rosemary until sugar is dissolved, strain and chill in the fridge for up to 1 month.)

Fresh rosemary

Fill a rocks glass with ice, vodka, grapefruit juice and rosemary simple syrup. Mix and taste. If it’s too tart, add more simple syrup. Garnish with a fresh sprig of rosemary. (If you prefer your greyhound unsweetened; skip the simple syrup and just stir your cocktail several times with a fresh sprig of rosemary to distribute some of the rosemary oils throughout your drink.)

If you like how salt brings out the taste of grapefruit, salt the rim of your glass before filling. Now you have a Salty Dog.

Cheers!

I have access to a lot of grapefruit juice! Please share your favorite grapefruit juice cocktails in the Comments section below.