| Sourcelink: | greyhound |
| Greyhound | |
| Type: | highball |
| Gin: | yes |
| Served: | rocks |
| Drinkware: | old |
| Ingredients: |
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| Prep: | Shake vodka and grapefruit juice in cocktail shaker. Strain into a highball glass. |
A greyhound (or Amazone) is a cocktail consisting of grapefruit juice and vodka mixed and served over ice. If the rim of the glass has been salted, the drink is instead called a salty dog.
Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book from 1930 describes the cocktail as being made with vodka, 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 vodka, 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 made with vodka.[3]
For the greyhound, twist of lime or lemon.
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).