Spindrift Recipe
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Method
Cocktail
- 1
Chill glass
Place a coupe or highball glass in the freezer for 5–10 minutes, or fill it with ice and cold water while you prepare the cocktail to chill it.
- 2
Combine base ingredients
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice (about 3/4 full). Add 2 oz gin, 1 oz freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, 0.5 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz simple syrup, 0.5 oz orange liqueur, and 2 dashes Angostura bitters into the shaker.
- 3
Shake
Secure the shaker and shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds until the outside of the shaker feels cold and frosty.
- 4
- 5
Double strain
Double-strain the shaken mixture into the prepared glass using a Hawthorne strainer and a fine mesh strainer to remove ice shards and pulp. If serving over ice, strain over fresh ice.
- 6
Top with soda
Top the cocktail with 2 oz club soda for a neutral fizz. Alternatively, for a brighter grapefruit note, replace the club soda with 2 oz grapefruit-flavored sparkling water (use one or the other, not both). Gently stir once to incorporate (1–2 slow turns with a bar spoon).
- 7
Garnish and finish
Express the oils from a grapefruit twist over the drink by holding the twist over the glass and pinching it, then drop it in as a garnish or rest a thin grapefruit wheel on the rim.
- 8
Serve
Serve immediately while chilled and effervescent. Provide a straw if served in a highball glass.