Shake gin or vodka and grapefruit juice in cocktail shaker. Strain into a highball glass.
A greyhound ( or Amazone) is a cocktail consisting of grapefruit juice and gin or vodka mixed and served over ice. If the rim of the glass has been salted, the drink is instead called a salty dog.
History
Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book from 1930 describes the cocktail as being made with gin, grapefruit, and ice.[1] A recipe for a similar cocktail with the name "Greyhound" appears in Harper's Magazine in 1945: "The cocktails were made of gin, sugar, and canned grapefruit juice – a greyhound. This cocktail was served at Greyhound's popular restaurant chain that was located at bus terminals, called 'Post House'."[2]
After World War II, the recipe was more commonly made with vodka instead of gin.[3][better source needed]
Garnish
For the greyhound, twist of lime or lemon.
Variations
salty dog: has a salted rim on the glass and uses vodka.
Dalmatian: has black pepper syrup and vodka.
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).
