Greyhound
A stripped-back, bracingly tart highball of vodka and fresh grapefruit juice — clean, dry, and effortlessly refreshing.
Ingredients
- 2 oz vodka
- 4 oz fresh grapefruit juice
- Grapefruit wedge, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Fill a highball glass with ice.
- 2Add vodka and top with fresh grapefruit juice.
- 3Stir gently and garnish with a grapefruit wedge.
Origin & Story
The Greyhound's origins trace to a 1945 Harper's Magazine article that described it being served at Greyhound bus terminals across the country, making it one of the few cocktails named after a transportation company. Its simplicity — just vodka (or gin) and grapefruit — made it a staple of American bars through the postwar era.
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