Salty dog (cocktail)
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| Type | Cocktail |
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| Served | Straight up: chilled, without ice |
| Standard garnish | Salted glass |
| Standard drinkware | .svg) |
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| 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.
