Smoky Irish Wolfhound recipe

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Ingredients

1 ruby red grapefruit
½ teaspoon smoked salt, or to taste
4 pieces crystallized ginger, divided
ice cubes, or as needed
3 fluid ounces Irish whiskey
2 cups crushed ice, or as needed
2 ounces ginger beer (such as Fever Tree®)

Nutrition Info

193.4 calories
carbohydrate: 22.8 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.2 g
fiber: 2.1 g
protein: 1 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 579.8 mg
sugar: 14.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.

  2. Cut grapefruit in half crosswise. Cut a slice from one of the halves, about 1/4 inch thick. Sprinkle both sides of the grapefruit slice with smoked salt.

  3. Place grapefruit halves cut-side down on hot grill, along with grapefruit slice. Grill until slightly charred and grill marks appear, flipping the slice halfway through, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from grill and let cool. Squeeze the juice from both halves and set aside. Cut grapefruit slice into 6 wedges.

  4. Add 2 slices of ginger and 4 wedges of sliced grapefruit to a cocktail shaker. Use a muddler to slightly crush the crystallized ginger and grapefruit. Fill the shaker with ice cubes, whiskey, and 3 fluid ounces of grapefruit juice. Cover and shake until chilled, 15 to 20 seconds.

  5. Fill 2 rocks glasses with crushed ice and divide cocktail amongst the 2 glasses. Top each glass with 1 fluid ounce of ginger beer. Garnish with remaining grapefruit wedges and crystallized ginger.

Recipe Yield

2 cocktails

Recipe Note

Based off an Irish Wolfhound cocktail I had at a local restaurant, I decided to create my own with a unique twist - smoke! The hint of smoky flavor is just enough to balance out the sweet and spicy ginger beer and tang from the grapefruit juice. Use a high-quality Irish whiskey for best results! Depending on the size of your grapefruit, you just might have enough juice left to make another cocktail or two!

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