This is a super simple Spring/Summer cocktail. They key with any cocktail that is mostly juice is to do the hard work of juicing. There are juicers that can handle a grapefruit, but my best practice is just doing it by hand. Don’t use juice from a jug, no matter how “no artificial ingredients added” it says it is!
It’s a classic. It’s easy. And since I discovered Old Tom style Gin, it’s the only way I would drink it. If you aren’t a big fan of the drier forms of gin (read: Beefeater London Dry style) you should definitely try out Old Tom Gin. It’s not a brand, it’s a style. My fav, at the moment, is Hayman’s Old Tom Gin. Stick with freshly squeezed Lemon Juice versus bottled, and you might consider making your own simple syrup as it is super easy to do. Just 1 cup of granulated sugar and 1 cup of water. Heat on medium till the sugar is totally dissolved (meaning the liquid is clear). Allow to cool and then put it in a glass container for up to a month in the fridge. I hesitated getting into the syrup making game, but now I’m all in since learning how easy it is to do. I’ll talk about Home-Made Grenadine somewhere down the road (spoiler – that red stuff in the Rose’s bottle is NOT grenadine).
