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Greyhound

Bucket
Reference photo of a Greyhound

Reference photo. Build it by the recipe, not the photo.

Photo: Scott Veg · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The build

  • Vodka1 shot1½ oz
  • Grapefruit Juice3 oz

Shots and ounces · 1 shot = 1½ oz = 4-second pourCounts

ALL OF THESE DRINKS ARE MADE IN A BUCKET GLASS FILLED WITH ICE

How to remember it

Greyhound and grapefruit both start with GR: vodka and grapefruit, lean and plain like the dog. Salt on the rim turns it into a Salty Dog.

Compare with Salty Dog

Drink family: Highball · Spirit + a tall mixer, over ice

Built in the glass: the spirit goes in first, the mixer fills it.

Same shape on your sheets: Cuba Libre, Screwdriver, Harvey Wallbanger, Caribbean Breeze

Memory tricks are written for this app; only the acronym is printed on the sheet. Drink families are Gary Regan's, from The Joy of Mixology.

Builds your own list to quiz yourself on.

Source: Highballs - And Drinks sheet, row 13

X | GREYHOUND | VODKA - 4 | | | GRAPEFRUIT | | | BUCKET