The Greyhound

The Greyhound

This is a traditional cocktail that isn’t well known, AND IT SHOULD BE! It's delicious tangy, piney, and, if you decide, sweet. Below are the traditional cocktail recipe and my preferred additions to the cocktail.

Traditional:

Ingredients:

2.5 oz gin (something with a lot of rosemary in it, i.e., Bombay)

1/2 cup grapefruit juice (preferably fresh-squeezed, or at least not from concentrate)

Club soda

Ice

Rosemary

Method:

In a large red wine glass, or a pint glass works as well, add your gin. Add your grapefruit juice and a splash of club soda. Add your ice and stir to combine. To garnish, take a beautiful sprig of rosemary and place it in the palm of your hand. Now give it a resounding CLAP! This will open up the oils in the rosemary. Rub the rosemary on the lip of the glass and then place it inside the drink. Now enjoy!

Bonn’s Prefered Version:

Ingredients:

2.5 oz gin (something with a lot of rosemary in it, i.e., Bombay)

2 bar spoonsful, or 1/4 of an oz, of Elderflower liquor

1/4 oz simple syrup

1/2 cup grapefruit juice (preferably fresh-squeezed, or at least not from concentrate)

Club soda

Ice

Rosemary

Method:

In a large red wine glass, or a pint glass works as well, add your gin. Measure and pour in the elderflower liquor and simple syrup. Add your grapefruit juice and a splash of club soda. Add your ice and stir to combine. To garnish take a nice sprig of rosemary and place in the palm of your hand. Now give it a resounding CLAP! This will open up the oils in the rosemary. Rub the rosemary on the lip of the glass and then place it inside the drink. Now enjoy!