Grapefruit Gimlet Recipes

Steps:

• Pour all ingredients into a mixer. Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with grapefruit peel.

Steps:

• Make the blackberry syrup: Combine the blackberries, sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the syrup is dark red, about 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the basil sprig; let cool. (Makes 10 ounces; refrigerate up to 1 week.)
• Combine the vodka, lime juice and 1 ounce blackberry syrup in a cocktail shaker; fill with ice. Shake well and strain into an ice-filled glass. Garnish with blackberries and basil.

Steps:

• Add the grapefruit juice, gin and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Cover and vigorously shake for 30 seconds. Strain into a cocktail glass filled with ice. Garnish with a small triangle wedge of grapefruit.

Steps:

• Pour the vodka, juice, and nectar into a mixing glass. Add large cold ice cubes and shake vigorously for a few seconds. Strain into a rocks glass over large cold ice cubes and garnish with the grapefruit wheel.
• tasting notes
• Dominant Flavors: full mouth of grapefruit
• Body: medium, like biting into a grapefruit rind
• Dryness: dry to medium
• Complexity: low, straightforward flavor
• Accentuating or Contrasting Flavors: honeyed agave
• Finish: medium, with grapefruit oil overtones
• Glass: rocks

Steps:

• Place first 4 ingredients in cocktail shaker; fill with ice. Cover and shake quickly and vigorously for 8 seconds. Strain into 2 Martini glasses. Garnish with lime slices.