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Salty Dog
This cocktail from The Spotted Pig is seriously refreshing on a hot day. The salt helps cut the grapefruit's bitterness, rather than drowning the grapefruit in sweetness.
Salty Dog
About This Recipe
| Yield: | 1 cocktail |
| Active time: | 10 minutes |
| Total time: | 1 week |
Ingredients
- For the grapefruit-infused vodka:
- 1 large white grapefruit, preferably organic
- 1 750 mL bottle vodka
- For the cocktail:
- Maldon sea salt for rim
- ice
- 2 ounces grapefruit-infused vodka
- 4 ounces freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
Procedures
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1
To make the grapefruit-infused vodka, cut the grapefruit into 8 pieces. Put in a large resealable nonreactive container. Add vodka. Let sit for 1 week, stirring once a day. Taste and remove fruit when you've reached the desired grapefruit level.
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2
For the cocktail: rim a highball glass with Maldon sea salt, then fill the glass with ice. Add infused vodka and grapefruit juice. Stir gently and serve.
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