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Salty Dog in a highball, drawn with its ingredient layers

Salty Dog recipe

BuiltHighballCubed ice10% ABV150 kcal

The Salty Dog is a built vodka cocktail, made with vodka and grapefruit juice, served in a highball over ice. It is citrusy.

Strength: about 9.7% ABV in the glass, roughly 14 g of alcohol and about 150 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

Salty Dog ingredients

Vodka45 ml (1½ oz)
Grapefruit juice120 ml (4 oz)

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a Salty Dog

  1. Fill a highball with ice.
  2. Pour the ingredients in order, topping last.
  3. Lift once gently with a barspoon.
  4. Garnish with salt rim.
Glass
Highball
Ice
Cubed
Garnish
Salt rim
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Salty Dog: quick answers

How strong is a Salty Dog?
About 9.7% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 14 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Salty Dog?
About 150 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Salty Dog served in?
A highball, over ice cubes.
How many ingredients does a Salty Dog have?
2 in total: vodka and grapefruit juice. Simple enough to make at home.

Cocktail calorie chart: compare all 1,471 drinks

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