Grapefruit Juice Cocktails: 135 Recipes & Amounts

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Agros

Andros pur jus de Pamplemousses roses pressés

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Atelier Patrick Font

Atelier Patrick Font Jus de pamplemousse

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Start with Sunburn

Sunburn takes about 4 minutes and lists 60 ml of grapefruit juice.

A balanced shaken cocktail combining tropical fruit liqueur, grapefruit juice.

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

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Recipes to explore135

Required in134

Optional in1

Methods represented5

Measurements and preparation

How much grapefruit juice should you use?

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

60 ml

Sunburn

For 1 serving · Shaken · 4 minutes

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50 ml

A. J.

For 1 serving · Shaken · 4 minutes

Full recipe and measures

15 ml

American Breakfast

For 1 serving · Shaken · 4 minutes

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135 cocktails using Grapefruit Juice

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

100-Pt Julep cocktail on a dark studio background

30 ml · Muddled

Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

5 min · View recipe →

Acapulco cocktail on a dark studio background

30 ml · Shaken

Hemingway Daiquiri (by Anders Erickson)

5 min · View recipe →

Hemingway Special cocktail on a dark studio background

40 ml · Shaken

Jet Pilot Clarified Milk Punch

30 min · View recipe →

Joggling Board cocktail on a dark studio background

15 ml · Shaken

Tango Cocktail (from the Bellagio)

5 min · View recipe →

The Blinker cocktail on a dark studio background

45 ml · Shaken

The Jungle Booby From The Polynesian

7 min · View recipe →

The Sun Also Rises cocktail on a dark studio background

15 ml · Shaken

Upper Cut

5 min · View recipe →

Virgin Margarita Mocktail cocktail on a dark studio background

1 oz · optional · Shaken

Zombie

8 min · View recipe →

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What to mix with grapefruit juice

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

Lime Juice

Used with grapefruit juice in 58 of the linked recipes.

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Rich Simple Syrup

Used with grapefruit juice in 25 of the linked recipes.

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Lemon Juice

Used with grapefruit juice in 24 of the linked recipes.

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White Rum

Used with grapefruit juice in 23 of the linked recipes.

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Soda Water

Used with grapefruit juice in 21 of the linked recipes.

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Aromatic bitters

Used with grapefruit juice in 19 of the linked recipes.

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Quick answers

Grapefruit Juice cocktail questions

Which cocktails use grapefruit juice?

Sunburn, A. J., and American Breakfast use grapefruit juice. Sunburn lists 60 ml for 1 serving. Compare the 135 recipes below for the remaining ingredients and preparation steps.

How much grapefruit juice do I need for a cocktail?

Sunburn lists 60 ml for 1 serving; A. J. lists 50 ml for 1 serving; American Breakfast lists 15 ml 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 Sunburn?

Alongside grapefruit juice, the required ingredients for Sunburn are 60 ml tropical fruit liqueur. Its shaken preparation takes about 4 minutes. Open the recipe for optional garnishes and the complete method.

Is grapefruit juice required or optional?

Grapefruit Juice is required in 134 of the 135 linked recipes and optional in 1. 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 3006-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.

Sunburn: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B069
A. J.: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B004
American Breakfast: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B006
Kokto governed 3006-recipe catalogIngredient identity, required/optional status, amount and method

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Agros Grapefruit Juice

Andros pur jus de Pamplemousses roses pressés

Atelier Patrick Font Jus de pamplemousse

Start with Sunburn

How much grapefruit juice should you use?

Sunburn

A. J.

American Breakfast

135 cocktails using Grapefruit Juice

100-Pt Julep

A. J.

Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

Acapulco

Am I Blue?

American Breakfast

American Tiki

Ancient Mariner

Aunt Agatha

Baby Turtle

Bad Sneakers

Bald Eagle

Bay of Passion

Bermuda Rum Swizzle

Bertram's Cap

Bicycle Thief

Bittersweet Symphony

Black Daiquiri

Blinker

Bloodhound #2

Blue Canary

Bourbon Cobbler

Brown Derby

Buena Vida

Burning Bright

Campari Sour

Cantaritos

Carefree Hwy

Chanbanger

Cherry Bomb Gimlet

Chesapeake Junction

Chirulín

Citrus Tonic

Cloister

Cloysters

Colony

Come Sta, La Luna

Contraband Picnic

Corduroy Daiquiri

Culpeper's Papa Doble

Cynar Julep

Da Hora

Daiquiri No. 3

Davy Jones's Locker

De Rigueur

Dear Prudence

Diki-Diki

Donga Punch

Dorchester

Dovetail

Dry Tongue Therapy

Elements

Eponine Collins

Esprit D'escalier

Feather Duster Crusta

Fibber McGee

Florida Daiquiri

Floridita No. 3

For Remembrance

Four W Daiquiri

French Blonde

Frenchie

Gamble

Gilchrist

Gin & Juice

Good As New

Grapefruit Basil Martini

Grapefruit Cocktail

Grapefruit Daiquiri #2

Grapefruit Ginger Fizz