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Salty Dog (with Gin)

The gin Salty Dog. Salt on the rim pulls the bitterness out of the grapefruit, and the juniper gives it something to pull against.

GlassHighball glass
GarnishSalt rim
8ozHighball holds 8 oz of liquidTall glass over ice, so the liquid tops out around 8 oz.

Build

Gin1 ⅜ oz40 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 oz60 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml
Grapefruit juice3 ⅜ oz100 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 ¾ oz110 ml5 ⅛ oz150 ml6 ¼ oz185 ml7 ½ oz220 ml
Saltfor the rim

Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 1 ⅜ oz40 ml.

Rescaled to your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour. Written around 1 ⅜ oz40 ml.

Rescaled to your 2 oz60 ml pour. Written around 1 ⅜ oz40 ml.

Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 1 ⅜ oz40 ml.

Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 1 ⅜ oz40 ml.

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Method

  1. Rim a highball glass with salt and fill it with ice.
  2. Shake the gin and the grapefruit juice with ice.
  3. Pour into the prepared glass.

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