Where did the Greyhound cocktail get its name?

Table of Contents:

1. Where did the Greyhound cocktail get its name?
2. What is a salty dog without the salt?
3. What is salt gin?
4. What is gin and salt good for?
5. Is drinking gin good for your health?
6. Which gin is best with grapefruit?
7. What do you drink Roku gin with?
8. How do you pair gin and tonic?
9. What do you add to Tanqueray gin?
10. Which tonic is best with Tanqueray?
11. What is a good gin to give as a gift?

Where did the Greyhound cocktail get its name?

According to Wikipedia, the Greyhound cocktail gets its name from a drink that was served in the '40s at restaurants found in Greyhound bus stations. The original version has vodka, sugar, and canned grapefruit juice.

What is a salty dog without the salt?

Here's a classic that will appeal to grapefruit lovers: a Salty Dog is made with grapefruit juice and vodka or gin. If you add salt to the rim, it's a Salty Dog; if you leave off the salt, it's a Greyhound.

What is salt gin?

A collaboration with Olsson's Sea Salt, the new product is a combination of Four Pillars' nine signature gin botanicals and “sel gris” (marine mineral grey salt). Rare Dry Gin Salt is made with leftovers from the gin distilling process.

What is gin and salt good for?

Gin is made from juniper berries, little dark purple nuggets with superfood powers. These berries can help fight infection and prevent heart disease, improve blood circulation and even help fight kidney and liver disease.

Is drinking gin good for your health?

One study found that 'moderate consumption of alcoholic drinks seems to reduce the risks of developing cardiovascular disease, stroke, and cataracts', and it's said that the ingredients in gin (yes, juniper again) can help strengthen the connective tissue in your veins, and contain flavonoids, which help to prevent ...

Which gin is best with grapefruit?

Dockyard in a gin and tonic with slice of pink grapefruit is a suggested serve – it worked very well for us, and falls into that category of working well with that grapefruit because it's a lovely dry gin. Dockyard is a great tasting gin and is well worth seeking out. Buy Dockyard Gin from Amazon or Master of Malt.

What do you drink Roku gin with?

Roku gin is the perfectly mixed with tonic water and garnished with Ginger.

How do you pair gin and tonic?

The ideal amount of gin to add varies according to taste but we suggest that a healthy ratio of gin-to-tonic is 1 part gin to 3 parts tonic.

What do you add to Tanqueray gin?

Lime is perfect with traditional gins like Tanqueray, but the idea of the garnish is to bring out the botanicals. And of course, some of that is down to personal taste. You can add strawberries, blueberries or blackberries, herbs like Rosemary and other citrus fruit.

Which tonic is best with Tanqueray?

Gin

What is a good gin to give as a gift?

Beefeater London dry (40% ABV) With juniper at its heart and balanced with botanicals, Beefeater is best when simply mixed with tonic and ice. It never goes wrong as a decent bottle to give on special occasions, and is widely available in supermarkets if you need something last-minute.