The Salty Dog is the Greyhound's saltier sibling: vodka (or, traditionally, gin) lengthened with tart grapefruit juice and poured over ice into a coarse-salt-rimmed glass, where each sip pulls a lick of salt across the citrus's bitterness. Believed to trace to the early 20th century, it earned its name—and its rim—mid-century; popular lore pins the salt on entertainer George Jessel, though the true origin remains unsettled. Bracing, bittersweet, and built for an afternoon.
Garnish: Salt Rim, Grapefruit Wedge
Built · Highball · Cubed
rinse
Moisten the rim of a highball glass with grapefruit and dip in coarse salt to create a salted rim.
add
Fill the salt-rimmed highball glass with ice cubes.
build
Pour the vodka over the ice, then add the grapefruit juice.
stir
Stir gently to combine and chill.
garnish
Garnish with a grapefruit wedge if desired.