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Grapefruit Rickey

This delicious and refreshing cocktail is beautiful on a warm summers evening, the perfect cocktail to enjoy when the sun is starting to set. We use sugar syrup instead of lime juice but this works with either.

Ingredients

40-50ml Mackintosh Mariner Strength Gin
30ml Grapefruit Juice
15ml Sugar Syrup
Soda Water
Grapefruit wedge to garnish
Crushed Ice

Method

Fill a highball glass with crushed ice
Pour the ingredients an ice filled shaker
Shake vigorously
Strain into a chilled glass and top up with soda water
Garnish with a grapefruit wedge
Enjoy!

Alternative Version

Swap the sugar syrup for lime juice for a more traditional version!

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Mackintosh Mariner Strength Gin is the Navy Strength version of our London Dry Gin. Bottled at 59% ABV it is a perfect cocktail gin and works extremely well in a Martini or a Negroni.