Grapefruit: cocktail recipes & uses

At a glance

Start with St Clair

St Clair takes about 4 minutes and lists 1 piece of grapefruit.

A tart sparkling aperitif combining gin, elderflower liqueur, red grapefruit, and chilled soda.

The strongest signals in Kokto’s five-axis profile are freshness (5/5) and sourness (4/5).

Make St Clair

Recipes to explore40

Required in37

Optional in3

Methods represented3

Measurements and preparation

How much grapefruit should you use?

Start with your chosen recipe’s amount. These examples show how the quantity and preparation change between drinks.

1 piece

St Clair

For 1 serving · Shaken · 4 minutes

Full recipe and measures

1 slice

The Dutch Connection

For 1 serving · Built · 4 minutes

Full recipe and measures

1 wedge

Jalisco Hive

For 1 serving · Shaken · 5 minutes

Full recipe and measures

Find your next drink

40 cocktails using Grapefruit

Choose a drink by amount, method and preparation time. Open a card for all ingredients, measurements, steps and its tasting profile.

Am I Blue? cocktail on a dark studio background

1 slice · optional · Shaken

Hemingway Daiquiri (by Anders Erickson)

5 min · View recipe →

Hemingway in Europe cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · Shaken

Sky Ladder

6 min · View recipe →

Spaghetti Western cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · optional · Stirred

Un-Ford-Gettable

5 min · View recipe →

Upper Cut cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · optional · Shaken

White Negroni

5 min · View recipe →

Build your ingredient list

What to mix with grapefruit

These ingredients appear together in the recipes above. Follow the full recipe for quantities and balance.

Grapefruit Juice

Used with grapefruit in 17 of the linked recipes.

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Lime Juice

Used with grapefruit in 9 of the linked recipes.

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Gin

Used with grapefruit in 8 of the linked recipes.

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Red bitter aperitif

Used with grapefruit in 7 of the linked recipes.

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Soda Water

Used with grapefruit in 6 of the linked recipes.

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Sweet Vermouth

Used with grapefruit in 6 of the linked recipes.

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Quick answers

Grapefruit cocktail questions

Which cocktails use grapefruit?

St Clair, The Dutch Connection, and Lazy Coconut Paloma use grapefruit. St Clair lists 1 piece for 1 serving. Compare the 40 recipes below for the remaining ingredients and preparation steps.

How much grapefruit do I need for a cocktail?

St Clair lists 1 piece for 1 serving; The Dutch Connection lists 1 slice for 1 serving; Jalisco Hive lists 1 wedge for 1 serving. Use the amount in your chosen recipe: these examples are different drink specifications, not interchangeable ratios.

What else do I need to make St Clair?

Alongside grapefruit, the required ingredients for St Clair are 25 ml gin, 25 ml elderflower liqueur, 20 ml grapefruit juice, and 70 ml soda water. Its shaken preparation takes about 4 minutes. Open the recipe for optional garnishes and the complete method.

Is grapefruit required or optional?

Grapefruit is required in 37 of the 40 linked recipes and optional in 3. Optional entries are labeled on the recipe cards; check the preparation note to see their role in that drink.

Evidence

Sources & editorial note

Recipe amounts, preparation notes and ingredient combinations come from Kokto’s dated 2638-recipe catalog. Counts cover this published set. Recipes are listed alphabetically; the quick starting point uses preparation time, then required-ingredient count. Taste scores are Kokto’s recipe profiles, not customer ratings. Ingredient combinations describe the linked recipes rather than substitution advice.

St Clair: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B205
The Dutch Connection: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B103
Jalisco Hive: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B110
Kokto governed 2638-recipe catalogIngredient identity, required/optional status, amount and method

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