| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 5 min |
| Prep: | 5 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 5 min |
| Prep: | 5 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 3 ruby red grapefruit, plus 4 grapefruit slices
- 6 ounces vodka
- Simple syrup, recipe follows
- Sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
Instructions
- Juice the grapefruits and divide the juice among 4 glasses. Add 1 1/2 ounces of vodka to each glass. Add desired amount of simple syrup to sweeten the drink. Stir well.
- Dip the grapefruit slices in sugar, to coat. Place 1 sugar dipped grapefruit slice on the rim of each glass.
- Combine the water and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring the water just to a boil and boil until the sugar dissolves, but the mixture does not get any color. Remove from the heat and let cool. Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 474 |
| Total Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 96 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Sugar | 87 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 3 mg |
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 474 |
| Total Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 96 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Sugar | 87 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 3 mg |
Reviews
Exact recipe as follows:
1.5 oz white rum
1/2 oz grapefruit juice (fresh is best
3/4 oz lime (fresh
3/4 oz simple syrup
“Ernest Hemingway needed a bathroom.
Or so the story goes. The novelist had stopped into Havana’s El Floridita bar, not far from the hotel where he lived during much of the 1930s. On his way out, he noticed the bartender setting up Daiquiris. Never one to walk past a drink, Hemingway took a sip. Not bad, he said, but he preferred them with no sugar and double the rum. The bartender made one as specified, and then named the drink after him.”
1/2 oz grapefruit juice
3/4 oz lime juice
3/4 oz simple syrup
The drink is all wrong as you mix it. The original is made with Luxardo Mataschino
That being said, this is a fabulous drink. Shortly after this show originally aired, I tried the drink at home and even though I’m not a straight grapefruit drinker, I ADORED this drink. Try it… it’s great. Also try Michael’s technique to segment citrus fruit. It’s not at difficult as you would think.