![]() ![]() It’s slightly sweet and tart with a salty finish. It’s very similar to a Greyhound, but lime juice is added and, of course, a salted rim. What is the Difference Between a Salty Dog and a Greyhound?Ī Salty Dog is another one of my favorite grapefruit cocktails. It’s super quick to make and my version has a spicy Tajin seasoning to give it a bit of a twist. It has a margarita-type flavor profile but is less sweet, but just as refreshing. What is the Difference Between a Paloma and a Greyhound?Ī Paloma is made with tequila instead of vodka. While it may have been made with other spirits like gin, the final version ended up being with vodka, and Harper’s Magazine formally named it the Greyhound Cocktail in 1945. I love when a cocktail comes with a story behind the name! The name of this cocktail came from the restaurant that it originated in – Post House restaurants, which were popular stops in Greyhound bus terminals. Let’s get shaking, friends! Why is it Called a Greyhound? Plus, you can even make it ahead of time, too! So it’s great to serve at a party. Shake it up, give it a pour, and you’re good to go. This grapefruit and vodka cocktail has fresh fruit juice, high-quality vodka, and a splash of bubbly sparkling water. You just need three ingredients and that’s it. ![]() And now I’m going to add this deliciously tart and tangy Greyhound Cocktail to that list! I’ve shared with you my tried-and-true Paloma and Epic Salty Dog. I’ve told you all before about how much I love a good grapefruit cocktail. Who says that a good cocktail needs to be complicated? Or that a good cocktail needs to be made at a bar? This Greyhound Cocktail is as simple as it gets and you can make it at home in a matter of minutes. A Tart and Refreshing Grapefruit CocktailĪ Tart and Refreshing Grapefruit Cocktail.Some similar cocktails use grapefruit soda instead of grapefruit juice, notably the Finnish Lonkero (ready-to-drink mix of grapefruit soda and gin) and the Mexican Paloma (grapefruit soda and tequila). Salty dog: has a salted rim on the glass and uses vodka sometimes.ĭalmatian: has black pepper syrup and vodka. Vodka greyhound: uses vodka instead of gin. Garnish įor the greyhound, twist of lime or lemon. The root cause of this is for taste preferences and to serve a broader market. ![]() Also, more recently, both the greyhounds and the salty dogs are more often made with vodka not gin. The reason that most cocktails during and just after prohibition were prepared with salted or sugared rims is because the quality of alcoholic beverages was not so appealing. The most conspicuous of these is the martini which, before 1945, would invariably have been made with gin. As vodka's popularity grew after the war and gin's popularity waned, many of the popular cocktails persisted, albeit with vodka substituted for gin. This cocktail was served at Greyhound's popular restaurant chain that was located at bus terminals, called 'Post House'."īefore 1945, vodka was an uncommon spirit and most drinks we think of today as "classic cocktails" and which call for vodka, originally would have contained gin. If the rim of the glass has been salted, the drink is instead called a salty dog.Ī recipe for a similar cocktail with the name "Greyhound" appears in Harper's Magazine in 1945 (volume 191, page 461) thus: "The cocktails were made of vodka, sugar, and canned grapefruit juice – a greyhound. Strain into a highball glass.Ī greyhound is a cocktail consisting of grapefruit juice and gin mixed and served over ice. Shake gin and grapefruit juice in cocktail shaker.
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