Salty Dog
Description
Salty Dog is a historic cocktail born in Britain in the 1940s and perfected to its current form in America in the 1960s. Contrary to its name meaning 'deck hand', it features a refreshing and approachable flavor where the simple combination of vodka and grapefruit juice is perfectly accented by a salt rim. It's a cocktail with unpretentious charm, suitable for those who are sociable yet natural, valuing harmony with others. The salt effect makes grapefruit's acidity more prominent, making it a versatile drink enjoyable both on hot summer days and during dry winter seasons.
Origin
Country of Origin: Britain → United States （1940年代（現代版は1960年代））
Born in Britain in the 1940s, named after slang meaning 'deck hand'. The original was 'Salty Dog Collins' from the late 19th century, gin-based with lime juice. In the 1960s, America changed it to vodka-based using grapefruit juice, and instead of adding salt directly, the salt rim style became established. While named after sailors working covered in sweat and salt, it actually became beloved worldwide as a refreshing and approachable cocktail.
Birth Date Meaning
A natural person who behaves socially while disliking conflict
Like this cocktail where the simple combination of vodka and grapefruit juice is perfectly accented by a salt rim, it represents someone who values harmony with others while maintaining an unpretentious, natural demeanor. Just as this cocktail, named after sailors' sweat and salt, has a refreshing and approachable taste, it signifies a presence that combines sincerity and gentleness with sociability
Famous Quotes
- "The simpler, the closer to perfection" - Cocktail maxim
Trivia
- Born in Britain in the 1940s, 'Salty Dog' is British slang meaning deck hand or sailor
- The original was 'Salty Dog Collins' from the late 19th century, gin-based with lime juice
- In the 1960s, America changed it to vodka-based with salt rim style becoming standard
- Without salt, it becomes a different cocktail called 'Bulldog', beloved as a sister cocktail
- Named after sailors working covered in sweat and salt, but actually a refreshing and approachable cocktail
Recipe
Ingredients:
- Vodka - 45 ml
- Grapefruit Juice - 適量 ml
- Salt - 適量 pinch
- Lemon (for rim) - 1スライス slice
- Ice - 適量 cubes
Instructions:
- Spread salt on a small plate
- Wet the rim of old fashioned glass with lemon slice
- Dip glass rim in salt to create salt rim
- Fill glass with ice
- Pour vodka
- Top up with grapefruit juice
- Stir slowly with bar spoon
- Garnish with grapefruit slice