I first learned about this cocktail from a friend while in New Orleans. I was in a bar and we were drinking gin and tonics as we waited for a table. A guy was at the bar and was wearing a tuxedo. When I looked at him and saw him in a tuxedo, I immediately thought, “that is not a tuxedo. I have to know what he is wearing.
According to Wikipedia, the gin was developed in the Caribbean by Dr. Patrick Manson, a Scottish physician, in the mid-1920s. The original recipe called for gin and tonic water mixed with a grapefruit puree. It became popular throughout the Caribbean in the 1950s and was first sold by the Tropicana chain of hotels in the late 1960s. In the mid-1970s, Tropicana added a sparkling wine version of the cocktail.
The grapefruit puree was developed by a French chef, Jean-Pierre Héron in the 1980s, and has been a popular ingredient in cocktails ever since. It’s a mixture of fresh grapefruit and water, which is poured into a blender, then spun in the blender’s counter-top machine. After the puree is spun, the water is poured back into the blender to create an emulsion, and the cocktail is ready to drink.
I’m not sure if I should be worried about gin and grapefruit, but I definitely have been using it a lot recently. It’s such a refreshing drink on a hot day. Also, it’s so easy to make.
I know I was doing it in the shower a few minutes ago. Geez, I’m not even a huge fan of grapefruit, but I was doing it anyway.
This is one of the funniest moments in the story. I know you can’t get the word out about the gin and grapefruit cocktails in the scene, but it is a memorable moment and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Grapes are a great natural sweetener and you can use your own seeds and fruits to make them, but the truth is that the more you use them, the more you can use them. In fact, if you don’t use the seeds and fruits, you can make a gin and grapefruit cocktail with less gin and more grapefruit than normal.
As it turns out, the drinks are made by mixing in 1 tsp of sugar, 1/2 tsp of ginger, 1/2 tbsp of lime juice, 1/2 tbsp of honey, and 1 tbsp of vodka. That’s it. That’s all the ingredients you use and it’s all good.
They also make a grapefruit-infused vodka. I imagine the grapefruit is a natural part of the mix, but it does act as a flavor booster.
As it turns out, the grapefruit-infused vodka is flavored with grapefruit juice and is also 100% fruit-free.