Greyhound
The Greyhound is a bar standard outside the IBA list: 4 ingredients, shaken and served in a rocks glass. That makes 122 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodShaken
GlassRocks glass
In the glass122 ml
Strength15.0%
Ingredients
- 45 mlvodka
- 45 mlgrapefruit juice
- 5 mlrich sugar syrup
- 0.8 mlOrange Bitters
Method
- Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
- Shake and strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass.
Garnish: Garnish with a grapefruit slice.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It leans dry: 1.0 out of 10 of bitterness, 54th of 186.
- round → sour
- Citrus shows, but this is no sour: 57th of 186, and it comes from grapefruit juice.
- light → strong
- 15.0% after dilution: the middle band, 82nd of 186.
Its closest neighbour is the Salty Dog: 100 out of 100 for similarity.
Five that come close
- Salty DogAnd it has salt in it.
- Champagne CocktailSweeter and built on vino.
- Hemingway SpecialBuilt on rum and with white rum in place of vodka.
- Sherry Cobbler3 degrees lighter and with amontillado sherry in place of vodka.
- Paper Plane3 degrees stronger and with more bitterness in it.
Every drink near the Greyhound on the map
Recipe source: Difford's Guide · checked on 3 November 2026