Grapefruit Rum Coolers
"Refreshingly different, not too sweet."
photo by BarbryT
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
- 4 mint sprigs
- 1 tablespoon superfine sugar, to taste
- 2⁄3 cup fresh grapefruit juice
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice, to taste
- 3 ounces light rum, to taste
- chilled club soda or seltzer water
- Angostura bitters, to taste
directions
- In a cocktail shaker with the back of a spoon, crush mint sprigs with sugar and juices until sugar is dissolved; add rum and about 1 cup ice cubes and shake 30 seconds; strain mixture into 2 tall glasses filled with ice cubes and top each drink with club soda and a splash of bitters.
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Reviews
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I love these. Truly refreshing and just delicious! I used freshly squeezed juices and mint from my herb garden. I don't see how they could be improved upon. Well, maybe mojito ice cubes next time. :-) Thanks for posting! -
Very light and tasty! We enjoyed this beverage on a sunny hot day while preparing our Fathers Day BBQ. -
A delicious afternoon cocktail! Refreshing and as advertised, not too sweet! Thanks for the post. ZWT 2007 -
I like what the mint did for this long drink. It was very refreshing, and I would make it again, because it wasn't too, too sweet. -
We absolutely LOVE these! Love mojitos, love grapefruits, great combo!
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
