A greyhound is a

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consisting of

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and gin mixed and served over ice. If the rim of the glass has been salted, the drink is instead called a salty dog.

History

The earliest known mention of a cocktail of this description is in bartender and author

Harry Craddock Harry Craddock (29 August 1876 – 25 January 1963) was an English bartender who became one of the most famous bartenders of the 1920s and 1930s. He is known for his tenure at the Savoy Hotel in London, and for his 1930 book, ''The Savoy Cocktail ...

's '' Savoy Cocktail Book'' of 1930. Craddock describes his recipe as "...a variation of the Grapefruit Cocktail", suggesting that such cocktails were already in common use before his book was written. His recipe consists of nothing but gin, grapefruit juice and ice. A recipe for a similar cocktail with the name "Greyhound" appears in ''Harper's Magazine'' in 1945 (volume 191, page 461) thus: "The cocktails were made of vodka, sugar, and canned grapefruit juice a greyhound. This cocktail was served at

Greyhound The English Greyhound, or simply the Greyhound, is a breed of dog, a sighthound which has been bred for coursing, greyhound racing and hunting. Since the rise in large-scale adoption of retired racing Greyhounds, the breed has seen a resurge ...

's popular restaurant chain that was located at bus terminals, called 'Post House'." Before 1945, vodka was an uncommon spirit and most drinks we think of today as "classic cocktails" and which call for vodka, originally would have contained gin. As vodka's popularity grew after the war and gin's popularity waned, many of the popular cocktails persisted, albeit with vodka substituted for gin. The most conspicuous of these is the martini which, before 1945, would invariably have been made with gin. The reason that most cocktails during and just after prohibition were prepared with salted or sugared rims is because the quality of alcoholic beverages was not so appealing. Also, more recently, both the greyhounds and the salty dogs are more often made with vodka not gin. The root cause of this is for taste preferences and to serve a broader market.Partner (2000–present) "The Line Steak and Brew",

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Garnish

For the greyhound, twist of lime or lemon.

Variations

Vodka greyhound: uses vodka instead of gin. Salty dog: has a salted rim on the glass and uses vodka sometimes. Dalmatian: has black pepper syrup and vodka. Some similar cocktails use grapefruit ''soda'' instead of grapefruit ''juice'', notably the Finnish

Lonkero In Finland, lonkero refers to a ready mixed drink made from gin and, most commonly, grapefruit soda, although other long drink flavours include cranberry and lime. In Finland, lonkero is available in stores and restaurants, where it can be on ...

(ready-to-drink mix of grapefruit soda and gin) and the Mexican Paloma (grapefruit soda and

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Garnish

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