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
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
More cocktail recipes
- Cherry Mojito
- Strawberry Lemonade Vodka
- Spiced Vodka Orange Juice
- Gin and Tonic
- Gold Rush Cocktail
- Pineapple Margarita
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Recipe
Sparkling Greyhound Cocktail
Ingredients
Sugar Rim
- Grapefruit juice
- Turbinado sugar
Sparkling Greyhound Cocktail
- 50 ml Grapefruit juice
- 50 ml Vodka
- 1 tablespoon Honey syrup*
- Club soda
- Fresh thyme
Instructions
For the Sugar Rim
- Dip the rim of a rocks glass into grapefruit juice (or rub the squeezed grapefruit half around the rim), then into turbinado sugar. Add ice to the glass.
Sparkling Greyhound Cocktail
- Pour vodka, grapefruit juice, and honey syrup into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into the prepared glass.
- Top with club soda and garnish with a sprig of fresh thyme.
Notes
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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