Taxes are finished. Let’s have cocktail! Wait. If you’re someone who hasn’t filed yet, you’re two week overdue. In that case, have two or three cocktails.
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Taxes feel like the adult version of final exams except sometimes you have to pay money. But sometimes you get money back. Either way, a cocktail hour is called for.
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We had to pay $700+ dollars back to Uncle Sam this year so I’m crying a little in my cocktails lately. These rosemary salty dogs are perfect to cry into. They’re also perfect to have a little thirsty Thursday. They are perfect to just breathe while dealing with any given issue at hand in 2020.
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So let’s get to it. A salty dog is just vodka and grapefruit juice mixed together in a glass rimmed with salt. I took things up a notch because I’m me. I added in rosemary simple syrup and sugar into the salt for the rim. My husband hates grapefruit anything but he loves this. The simple syrup tempers the grapefruit-ness.
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Cheers!
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Rosemary Salty Dog
Ingredients
To rim the glasses:
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 3 tsp sugar
For the drinks:
- 4 oz rosemary simple syrup (recipe in notes)
- 4 oz vodka
- 12 oz grapefruit juice (tested with Simply Grapefruit)
Instructions
To rim the glasses:
- On one saucer, add enough water to cover the bottom of the saucer. On a second saucer, mix the salt and sugar.
- Hold lowball cup upside down and dip the rim of the cup in the water until the rim is wet.
- Dip wet rim into salt mixture. Slide around until it is well coated.
For the drinks:
- In a large cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine all drink ingredients. Seal and shake for 2 minutes, or until frothy.
- Strain and pour into two rimmed lowball glasses. Garnish with extra grapfruit, if desired.
Notes
- In a medium saucepan, add 2 cups warm water, 1 cup sugar, and 1-2 sprigs fresh rosemary. Whisk until well combined. Cover and bring to a boil.
- Once syrup reaches a full boil, remove from heat. Keep covered to steep for 20 minutes.
- Use a fine mesh strainer over a large measuring cup to strain out rosemary leaves. Let syrup cool before mixing in a drink.