A salty dog is a
cocktail of
gin, or
vodka
Vodka ( pl, wódka , russian: водка , sv, vodka ) is a clear distilled alcoholic beverage. Different varieties originated in Poland, Russia, and Sweden. Vodka is composed mainly of water and ethanol but sometimes with traces of impuriti ...
, and
grapefruit juice
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, served in a
highball glass
A highball glass is a glass tumbler that can contain . It is used to serve highball cocktails and other mixed drinks. An example size is diameter by in height.
A highball glass is taller than an Old Fashioned glass (lowball), and shorter and ...
with a salted rim. The salt is the only difference between a salty dog and a
greyhound. Historically a gin drink, it is believed to date back to the 1920s.
The drink is 2 fluid ounces of gin, or vodka, mixed with fresh grapefruit juice, shaken, and poured into a glass whose rim has been salted.
In popular culture
The salty dog is a favorite drink of
Artie (the producer played by
Rip Torn) on the sitcom ''
The Larry Sanders Show''.
See also
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List of cocktails
A cocktail is a mixed drink typically made with a distilled liquor (such as arrack, brandy, cachaça, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, or whiskey) as its base ingredient that is then mixed with other ingredients or garnishments. Sweetened liqu ...
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References
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Cocktails with gin
Cocktails served with a salty rim
Cocktails with grapefruit juice