Grapefruit Juice

The taste ranges from sweet-tart to very sour. Variations include white grapefruit, pink grapefruit and ruby red grapefruit juice.

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Refreshing Grapefruit Cocktail Recipes

Grapefruit juice is one of our favorite cocktail mixers

Tart, sweet, and refreshing, grapefruit juice is one of our favorite cocktail mixers. It can add an extra pop to a summer sipper or balance out a richer drink. From the retro Tiki Bandit to the modern Cynar Julep, check out our favorite grapefruit cocktail recipes!

Grapefruit is perfect for a bright warm-weather drink. The tequila-packed Grapefruit Agua Fresca is perfect out by the pool, while the Salty Dog, made with vodka or gin, will instantly transport you to a sunny Miami day. You might not be able to sit by the Mediterranean, but our Arak and Grapefruit is a nice substitute.

Grapefruit can also add a pleasant citrus note to complex drinks. Jasper's Jamaican is a daiquiri made with allspice liqueur and garnished with grated nutmeg; the fruit provides a wonderful balance. Likewise, grapefruit juice mixed with pomegranate juice complements the rich balsamic reduction in our drink La Grande Parade de Paris.

Sometimes you want to wow people with a dramatic drink. The Big Red will literally light up your next party with its flaming slick of overproof gin. Don't want the fire risk? The Red Carpet is sure to impress when finished with a dusting of edible gold leaf.

Find all these drinks and more in our collection of refreshing grapefruit juice cocktail recipes!

This Prohibition-era classic combines grapefruit juice with smoky scotch and dry vermouth.

Fresh grapefruit and pomegranate juice balance out the rich balsamic reduction in this sophisticated drink.

Named for the famous hat-shaped restaurant, this simple cocktail of bourbon and grapefruit was the signature drink at LA's 1930s Vendome Club.

Black mission fig bitters from Brooklyn Hemispherical Bitters and a cinnamon simple syrup are at once spicy, smoky, and sweet when mixed with grapefruit juice and blended Scotch whiskey.

This version of a classic tiki drink mixes two kinds of rum with a variety of fruit juices and syrups.

The recipe for this Mediterranean take on the Tequila Sunrise comes to us from the New York City restaurant Molyvos. Try using a Greek honey infused with thyme or rosemary for a more pronounced floral sweetness, or swap out the vodka for ouzo for an intoxicating punch of licorice flavor.

Joe Gilmore, legendary Head Barman at the Savoy Hotel's American Bar, invented this cocktail in 1969 to commemorate the first moon landing. The drink—a combination of grapefruit, orange liqueur, and a hint of rosewater, topped with Champagne—was the first thing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin sipped upon returning to earth.

Created by 2012 SAVEUR Best Food Blog Awards Best Cocktail Blog winner, Jordan Catapano of This Girl Walks Into a Bar, the Citrus SAVEUR is a punch-like drink that pairs white corn whiskey with grapefruit juice, mint simple syrup, and homemade sweet and sour.

In parts of the Middle East, a bracing blend of arak (a grape-derived, unsweetened, anise-flavored liquor) and fresh grapefruit juice is a popular refresher. Arak can be found in the United States but is not always available; ouzo makes a fine substitute.

At Havana, Cuba's El Floridita bar, this daiquiri was a usual order of author Ernest Hemingway.

This Jamaican-style daiquiri gets a kick from allspice liqueur and grated nutmeg.

Based on a classic Brown Derby, this variation gets its name from the molasses which replaces honey in the original. Pink grapefruit juice adds a bit more sweetness and a rosy glow.

The floral flavor of gin is a natural match for bright grapefruit and elderflower liqueur in a refreshing cocktail. Fresh tarragon adds an aromatic, peppery anise note.

A combination of vodka, elderflower liqueur, and fresh citrus juices topped with bubbly makes an exceptionally refreshing cocktail.

Our twist on the classic tequila and grapefruit cocktail uses mezcal, fresh grapefruit juice, and lavender simple syrup for a drink that's simultaneously smoky, bright, and floral.

Eamon Rockey of Manhattan's Betony restaurant cures grapefruit peel in granulated sugar to create oleo-saccharum, the citrusy syrup that goes into this tarragon-laced drink.

Vodka is the traditional spirit for this bright, briny cooler, but gin adds a wonderful, aromatic dimension.

This drink of rum, bitters, and ripe Florida grapefruit gets an herb note from a hit of chartreuse.

This elegant drink, served at New York restaurant Daniel to celebrate the Academy Awards, is made even more luxurious with a dusting of gold leaf.

The vegetal sweetness of licorice-like fennel pairs beautifully with tart grapefruit and smoky mescal in this cocktail from the Manhattan restaurant Perla.

In this refreshing cocktail, tequila is mixed with sweet honey, tart grapefruit juice, and bitter Cocchi Americano Rosa.

Bourbon is combined with grapefruit and tangerine juice in this fruity cocktail.

This refreshing frozen drink from Williamsburg, Brooklyn's Baby's All Right gets its baby pink color and pleasant bitterness from a combination of Campari and fresh grapefruit juice, while a pinch of finely ground yerba maté adds subtle herbal flavor and a gentle caffeine kick—the perfect fuel for a night of revelry.

Cynar's vegetal bitterness, derived primarily from artichokes, pairs nicely with mint and grapefruit soda in this refreshing julep variation.

Grapefruit juice and cinnamon-infused syrup bring bright, spicy balance to the wallop of navy-strength gin, a variety with an extra-high alcohol content.

At San Francisco's Coqueta restaurant, this fruity gin and tonic is mixed with a homemade citrus-and-fennel tonic and a spiced apple-celery juice, then garnished with fragrant fennel and star anise.

Recipes

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Grapefruit and Elderflower Cocktail

All you need are 3 ingredients and about 30 seconds to whip up this classic “Frenchie” cocktail with grapefruit, elderflower and gin. It’s so simple, yet so refreshing and delicious.

Welp, it’s about that time.

After selling all of our furniture, giving away most all of our books, packing up all my kitchen supplies, and majorly minimizing our wardrobes, we’ve reached the point where it’s time to tackle one final area of our little apartment here in Kansas City before moving to Spain:

Our cute little bar cart. 🍷🥃🍹🥂🍸

Ok, well actually, we gave away the bar cart when we got rid of all of our furniture in June. So we’re really talkin’ about a collection of random bottles hanging out awkwardly on the floor of our dining room right now. 😂 And when I say a collection, I do mean a legit collection. Between combining two household bars when we got married, receiving a handful of awesome gins and tequilas and mezcals as wedding presents, and hosting a bunch of parties and happy hours here this summer (which somehow always leave leftover bottles behind), Barclay and I realized this month there are lots of cocktails here waiting to be made and shared.

So during our final month in KC, we’ve decided to host as many dinners, happy hours, and tastings here as possible to help spread the cocktail love amongst our friends. (<– Which, of course, is totally just an excuse to hang out with friends as much as humanly possible before we go.) In the past week, we’ve had two mezcal tastings and a wine night, which were all delightful. But one of my favorites so far was last Friday night when we had a few dozen people over for a new occasion — “gin night!”

I feel like gin is one of those alcohols that I really enjoy in cocktails, but rarely order when mezcal or whiskey is also available on a menu. And as such, we realized that we had a few nearly-full bottles of gin in our stash that needed to be used up. So we invited everyone over for a gin-only party, and I mixed up big batches of 5 different cocktails for everyone to sample — an earl grey tea cocktail, negronis, gin margaritas (margatinis), G & Ts, and the crowd favorite of the evening, this simple grapefruit elderflower cocktail.

It was actually the easiest of all to make, with just 3 quick ingredients. But everyone absolutely adored it, and many of you asked about it on Instagram, so I wanted to share it with you. (And P.S. — if you’re not into gin, it can also be made with vodka.) So grab a bottle, and let’s mix up a round!

Our little “gin party” cocktail bar. Since most of our furniture is now moved out of the house, we served it up on the plastic little folding tables I use to shoot food photos for the blog. You know, fancy. ;)

This cocktail was actually inspired by a recent happy hour visit to Bluestem in Kansas City, with my friend Kathryne. They had a drink called the “Bohemian” on the menu — featuring gin, elderflower and grapefruit — which sounded refreshing on a warm day. (Although when we googled it, turns out the combination is classically known as the “Frenchie” cocktail.) Whatever you call it, though, it totally hit the spot. And I, of course, immediately wanted to try recreating a version of my own at home.

So I did some fiddling around with the proportions, and ended up landing on just a simple 2:2:1 ratio of gin, grapefruit juice and St. Germain. And it was perfection. Also, when you use store-bought 100% grapefruit juice (I was too lazy to juice the actual fresh fruit), it literally only takes a few seconds to whip one up!

We invited our guests at the party to garnish theirs with a sprig of fresh rosemary, lavender, or sage (courtesy of my friend, Beth’s, garden). And I loved the extra subtle flavor that the fresh herbs gave to the drinks.

Seriously, so simple, and so good.

Whenever we get around to stocking our bar in Spain, these will most certainly be on the menu again soon. 💛

Grapefruit and Elderflower Cocktail

This grapefruit and elderflower cocktail is quick and easy to make with gin (or vodka).

Ingredients:

2 ounces gin
2 ounces grapefruit juice*
1 ounce St. Germain
ice
optional: fresh sprig of rosemary, tarragon, lavender or sage

Directions:

Combine the gin, grapefruit juice and St. Germain in a cocktail shaker with a few cubes of ice, and shake for 10 seconds to combine.
Strain into a cocktail glass filled with an extra ice cube or two, garnished with a fresh herb sprig if you’d like. Serve immediately.

*If you’re not into gin, this cocktail could also easily be made with vodka.

If you make this recipe, be sure to snap a photo and hashtag it #gimmesomeoven. I'd love to see what you cook!

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9 comments on “Grapefruit and Elderflower Cocktail”

Those look *delicious*…This weekend will be a “Frenchie” weekend!

Where did that pink highball glass come from in the second to the last photo?! I must have it!

Also definitely saving this drink recipe for later :)

Yum! I’ve made something very similar with Deep Eddy’s Grapefruit Vodka. It was my favorite summer cocktail this year! I’ll give this version a try, too. Thanks!

What a great way to use gin! We have a bottle we bought from our favorite brewery, which has also gotten into distilling, and have never used it. So now I have a way to use it. Thank you for posting this.

Yum! I’ve got a bottle of bright gin from Lifted Spirits in the Crossroads that is from their very first batch, and sadly it’s been sitting on my bar (mostly) unused for quite some time now. I’m with you about enjoying gin, but never ordering it whenever there are other options (tequila for me). This is definitely the recipe I didn’t even know I was looking for, can’t wait to try it!

I’m obsessed with gin cocktails, so I love the sound of that gin-only party! Also this cocktail sounds right up my alley with the st. germaine, so I cannot WAIT to try! xoxo

This looks so good. An elderflower cocktail makes it sound extra fancy too! Love gin in cocktails! Not a big vodka fan. AND moving to Spain. How did I miss this? That is so exciting! We are moving across town and purging our house of stuff has been such a tedious chore. I cannot fathom a move across the OCEAN! How exciting for you all!

I’m sort of obsessed with elderflower anything right now, so this totally caught my eye! So pretty!

An excellent and easy to make drink for sandwich and cocktail night at our house. As a regular reader of your blog, I hope your time in Barcelona is wonderful and free of tension. We are on our way there in two days (right after Canadian Thanksgiving) and I’m concerned about how I will find things when we get there. Thanks for a good recipe. We found it more to our taste with some club soda added. Thanks!

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Grapefruit and Elderflower Cocktail

All you need are 3 ingredients and about 30 seconds to whip up this classic “Frenchie” cocktail with grapefruit, elderflower and gin. It’s so simple, yet so refreshing and delicious.

Welp, it’s about that time.

Our cute little bar cart. 🍷🥃🍹🥂🍸

Seriously, so simple, and so good.

Whenever we get around to stocking our bar in Spain, these will most certainly be on the menu again soon. 💛