Salty dog (cocktail)

Salty dog

Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Gin
Served	Straight up: chilled, without ice
Standard garnish	Salted glass
Standard drinkware	Highball glass
Commonly used ingredients	4 cl gin or vodka 10 cl grapefruit juice
Preparation	Shake gin and grapefruit juice in cocktail shaker. Strain into a salt-rimmed highball glass.

A Salty Dog is a cocktail of gin or vodka and grapefruit juice, served in a highball glass with a salted rim. The salt is the only difference between a Salty Dog and a Greyhound, from which it derives its canine moniker. Vodka may be used as a substitute for gin; nevertheless, it is historically a gin drink.

See also

• List of cocktails
• Liquor portal