Sparkling Greyhound Cocktail

This greyhound cocktail is made with fresh grapefruit juice, honey syrup, vodka, and club soda. Give it a pretty sugar rim and serve as a New Year's Eve cocktail or enjoy this naturally sweetened drink at a baby or bridal shower!

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If you think a drink made from grapefruit, vodka, and soda sounds good, you're in for a treat with this greyhound cocktail!

I could see this being a popular drink at so many occasions like a baby shower, bridal shower, New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, or even a Pretty in Pink party! I'm all about easy cocktails, and this one fits right in with just five ingredients and a few minutes to mix together.

This recipe uses a cocktail shaker (affiliate link to one similar to mine), but I won't hold it against you if you just stir it in the glass. I also don't like having a lot of gadgets around so I squeezed my grapefruit juice by hand, but a reamer or juicer might be helpful if making a lot of drinks.

What's in a sparkling greyhound cocktail?

A greyhound cocktail is generally made with grapefruit juice and vodka or gin. I've made mine with vodka, sweetened it with honey syrup, topped it off with club soda, and added a sprig of thyme as garnish.

I love sweetening cocktails with honey rather than sugar. Of course using a sugar rim removes any benefits of this, but it's so pretty and easily omitted or wiped off if you don't want the real sugar.

How to make a sparkling greyhound drink

• Make your honey syrup if you haven't already (I use my electric kettle to heat the water in seconds)
• Juice your grapefruit
• Dip the rim of your glass in grapefruit juice, then into turbinado sugar
• Pour grapefruit juice, vodka, and honey syrup into a shaker with ice, cover, and shake
• Pour over ice in a rocks glass
• Top with club soda
• Garnish with fresh thyme

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Tips for making the best grapefruit vodka drinks

• Strain your grapefruit juice through a fine mesh strainer before adding to the mix to remove any pulp
• Use a high quality vodka such as Ketel One, Grey Goose, Titos, or New Amsterdam.
• Always use freshly opened club soda. If you're only making one drink, consider buying the tiny bottles of club soda.
• Be sure to make the honey syrup rather than using straight honey or it won't mix properly.

Tips for customizing your greyhound cocktail

• Swap the vodka for gin
• Use simple syrup in place of the honey syrup
• Skip the sugar rim or swap it for sprinkles or salt
• Swap the club soda for pamplemousse flavored La Croix
• Leave out the vodka for a refreshing mocktail

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• Strawberry Lemonade Vodka
• Spiced Vodka Orange Juice
• Gin and Tonic
• Gold Rush Cocktail
• Pineapple Margarita

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