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Grapefruit – Lychee Fizz*
I discovered this light refreshing cocktail in Alys Beach, Florida.
1 1/2 oz St. George Botanivore Gin
1 oz Giffard Lichi-Li
1/2 oz fresh Ruby Red Grapefruit juice
1/4 oz fresh Lime juice
Club soda
Combine first four ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into a tall glass filled with crushed ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with grapefruit, if desired.
*cocktail recipe from Neat at Alys Beach
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Grapefruit Margarita
Such a dilemma this week on what cocktail to post… a Margarita for Cinco de Mayo or a Mint Julep for the Kentucky Derby.
Just kidding. It wasn’t that big of a dilemma… I love margaritas and I don’t like whiskey.
1 1/2 parts Casamigos Blanco
1 fresh jalapeño
1/2 part Cointreau
1/2 part fresh grapefruit juice
1/4 part fresh lime juice
3 shakes of Grapefruit bitters per cocktail
Simple syrup to taste. If pink grapefruit is in season, you probably won’t need any simple syrup.
Quarter and seed the jalapeño. Place into the bottle of tequila for several hours (or overnight.) If you forget to do this, or you don’t want to spice up your entire bottle of tequila, just muddle a slice or two of seeded jalapeño with your tequila before adding any ice.
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into a salted-rim glass filled with ice.
Garnish with lime and a slice of jalapeño.
Salud!
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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.