| Cocktail | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Cocktail |
| Base spirit | |
| Served | Rocks |
| Standard garnish | Salted glass |
| Standard drinkware | .svg) |
| Commonly used ingredients |
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| Preparation | Shake spirit and grapefruit juice in cocktail shaker. Strain into a salt-rimmed highball glass. |
A salty dog is a cocktail of gin and grapefruit juice, served in a highball glass with a salted rim. The salt is the only difference between a salty dog and a greyhound. Historically a gin drink, it is believed to date back to the 1920s.[1]
The drink is 2 fluid ounces of gin mixed with fresh grapefruit juice, shaken, and poured into a glass whose rim has been salted.[2]
The salty dog is a favorite drink of Artie (the producer played by Rip Torn) on the sitcom The Larry Sanders Show.[3][4]
