Lady Greyhound

Do you love vodka and want a cocktail that is not too sugary. Well, I sure do.

I mean, in all honesty I am a tequila girl, but this vodka drink has opened my eyes to how good vodka cocktails are as well.

There was a countdown going on in my mind for when we got to leave for Turks and Caicos and I was imagining having this kind of a cocktail ON THE BEACH. I am sure that many of you are like me and haven’t had the opportunity to travel since the pandemic started. Countless trips have been cancelled at this point. It’s a BUMMER to say the least. Cancelling this one might hurt the most though. I needed this one so badly.

BUT, this lady greyhound recipe will do JUST fine here in the Northeast. At least the weather hasn’t been too brutal here yet. No whipping frigid winds that somehow seem to smack you in the face no matter which direction you walk.

Gosh, I am not looking forward to the kind of weather when you come inside to thaw out your bones. This drink will help warm them up though for when that weather arrives!

Ingredients:

2 ounces vodka

1 ounce grapefruit juice

1 ounce Aperol

1/2 ounce lemon juice + lemon rounded slice for garnish

Splash of seltzer

Instructions:

Add the vodka, grapefruit juice, Aperol and lemon juice to a shaker. Add ice and shake. Strain into a small stemmed glass. Top with a splash of seltzer and garnish with lemon slice.