Cocktail Crafting for Casuals
| 12 oz. | Wheat Beer |
| 2 oz. | Grapefruit Juice |
| Garnish | Grapefruit Slice |
The Grapefruit Shandy is a Shandy, except with Grapefruit Juice instead of Lemonade. It is the most popular Shandy riff. Some recipes call for Grapefruit Soda or try making a Grapefruit Ade with Simple Syrup and Water, but I find that to be completely unnecessary and overly sweet.
| 1.5 oz. | Dark Rum |
| 1.5 oz. | Gold Rum |
| 1 oz. | 151-Proof Rum |
| 1 Dash | Pernod (or Herbsaint/Absinthe) |
| .75 oz. | Lime Juice |
| .25 oz. | Cinnamon Syrup |
| .25 oz. | Grapefruit Juice |
| .5 oz. | Falernum |
| 1 Barspoon | Grenadine |
| 1 Dash | Angostura Bitters |
| Garnish | Mint Sprig |
The Zombie was invented by Donn Beach in the 1930’s for a man who wanted something to get him through a business meeting. Apparently the man came back a couple days later complaining it made him feel like a Zombie, thus the name. The drink even has it’s own glass, which is just a skull cup. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.
| 1 oz. | Overproof Dark Rum |
| .75 oz. | Overproof Demerara Rum |
| .75 oz. | Gold Rum |
| .75 oz. | Lime Juice |
| .5 oz. | Grapefruit Juice |
| .5 oz. | Falernum |
| .5 oz. | Cinnamon Syrup |
| 1 Dash | Angostura Bitters |
| 1 Dash | Absinthe |
| Garnish | Cocktail Cherry |
| Garnish | Mint Sprig |
The Jet Pilot is a riff on the Test Pilot that was invented at Luau, a bar in Beverly Hills, California in 1958.
| 1 oz. | Dark Rum |
| 1 oz. | Gold Rum |
| 1 oz. | White Rum |
| 1 oz. | Honey Syrup |
| .75 oz. | Grapefruit Juice |
| .75 oz. | Lime Juice |
| To Top | Soda Water |
| Garnish | Mint Sprig |
| Garnish | Lime Wheel |
The Navy Grog was originally a British Navel cocktail invented in the 1700’s. The original recipe was just Rum with a bit of Water. It has since been turned into a strong tropical cocktail by Don Beach in the 1940’s.
| 2 oz. | Rye Whiskey (or Bourbon) |
| 1 oz. | Grapefruit Juice |
| .5 oz. | Raspberry Syrup |
| Garnish | Grapefruit Twist (or Raspberries) |
The Blinker is a riff on the Whiskey Sour that was created in the 1930’s. Its original incarnation was made with Grenadine. Later on, it was discovered that Raspberry Syrup created an overall tastier and better balanced drink.
| 1.5 oz. | Bourbon |
| 1 oz. | Grapefruit Juice |
| .5 oz. | Honey Syrup |
| Garnish | Grapefruit Peel |
The Brown Derby is a simple cocktail that is thought to have been created in the 1930’s at the Vendôme Club in Los Angeles, California. The same cocktail was created in England, but went under a different name, the De Rigueur Cocktail.
| 1 oz. | Vodka |
| 1 oz. | Triple Sec |
| 2 oz. | Grapefruit Juice |
| Rim | White Sugar |
| Garnish | Grapefruit Peel |
The Grapefruit Martini, despite its name, isn’t an actual “Martini.” This drink is very sweet. Some recipes call for a little bit of Lemon or Lime Juice to bring down the sweetness a little bit. I find that to take away from the Grapefruit flavor, but to each their own.
| 1.5 oz. | Vodka (or Gin) |
| To Top | Grapefruit Juice |
| Garnish | Lime Wheel |
The Greyhound is a drink from the early 1900’s. It was originally made with Gin, but when Greyhound Bus Terminals started serving them, they used Vodka, and eventually that became more popular. A popular riff on this drink is the Salty Dog, made with as Salted Rim.
| 2 oz. | White Rum |
| .5 oz. | Maraschino Liqueur |
| .75 oz. | Lime Juice |
| .5 oz. | Grapefruit Juice |
| Garnish | Lime Wheel |
The Hemingway Special, or Hemingway Daiquiri, was invented in the 1930’s at the El Floridita bar in Havana, Cuba. The story goes that the author, Ernest Hemingway, tried a Daiquiri at the bar and said he’d prefer it with no Sugar and more Rum. The bartender named the drink the Papa Double. Over time the drink changed to include Grapefruit Juice and Maraschino Liqueur and was renamed the Hemingway Special, after the Author. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.
| 1 Part | Chilled Grapefruit Juice |
| 1 Part | Chilled Champagne (Sparkling Wine) |
| Garnish | Raspberries |
The Megmosa is just a Grapefruit riff on the Mimosa. According to Urban Dictionary, it was created by a person named M. Sheppard. It is also apparently popular on the U.S. East Coast.
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