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Salty Dog

Name: Salty Dog
Cuisine: Ordinary Drink
Ingredients: 5 oz Grapefruit Juice; 1 1/2 oz Gin; 1/4 tsp Salt

Salty Dog combines Grapefruit Juice, Gin, Salt in a ordinary drink served in a highball glass. It is a strong fit for summer patio, date night and feels right at home in a well-stocked cocktail rotation.

Taste profile

Strong, light, balanced, and smooth.

Best for

Best for summer patio, date night.

Quick fact

A salty dog is a cocktail made with gin or vodka and grapefruit juice, served in a highball glass with a salted rim. The salt distinguishes it from the related greyhound. It is traditionally made with gin and is believed to date back to the 1920s.

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Ingredients

Everything in the glass.

3 total

Grapefruit Juicemixer - Non-alcoholic

5 oz

Ginspirit - Alcoholic

1 1/2 oz

Saltingredient - Non-alcoholic

1/4 tsp

How to make it

Build it step by step.

2 steps

1Pour all ingredients over ice cubes in a highball glass.
2Stir well and serve. (Vodka may be substituted for gin, if preferred.)

Method

Stirred

Finish

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Taste map

Strength

Strong

Sweetness

Light

Sourness

Balanced

Bitterness

Smooth

Read: Salty Dog is a medium alcoholic cocktail for summer patio with Grapefruit Juice, Gin, Salt.

Texture and serve cues

✓Has citrus

-Has bubbles

-Creamy texture

-Frozen style

Best for

Best for summer patio, date night.

Glassware

Highball glass

More to know before you make it

A fuller read on the drink.

Flavor read

Expect a spirit-forward finish with support from Grapefruit Juice, Gin, Salt.

Best pairing

Easy to serve with snacks, small plates, and casual sharing food.

Serving style

Serve in a highball glass and aim for a medium prep that still feels polished in the glass.

Where it fits

Salty Dog sits comfortably in the gin cocktail tradition, with an approachable style for home bartenders.

Background

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