Pour kosher salt on a small plate. Rim a low ball glass with the grapefruit wedge and invert glass on salt filled plate.
Kosher Salt, Grapefruit Wedges
Fill a shaker with ice and add vodka, fresh grapefruit juice, and agave. Shake vigorously to combine. Shake until agave is completely incorporated in drink.
1½ ounces Vodka, 2 ounces Grapefruit Juice, ½ ounce Agave
Fill salt rimmed glass with ice and strain contents of shaker into glass. Top with Sparkling Grapefruit Soda water and stir to combine.
Garnish drink with a grapefruit wedge and serve.
Notes
Ingredient Notes:
Vodka: Use your favorite brand. There is no need to use "martini" quality vodka, but go a step above rail vodka for a smooth drink. 8 Degrees and Driftless Glen are a few of our favorites.
Grapefruit Juice: Fresh is a must for this drink, bottled juice is bitter in flavor and will make your drink bitter as well. This inexpensive citrus juicer makes squeezing your own juice easy.
Agave: Just a touch of agave adds the perfect amount of sweetness to the grapefruit juice.
Grapefruit Soda Water: Sparkling Grapefruit juice can be found with the other mixers at the store. Fever tree and Q are our favorite brands.
Substitutions and Shortcuts
▶︎ Are you a gin lover? This Sparkling Salty Dog can be made with vodka or gin and get fabulous results!▶︎ We love the depth that agave gives to this drink, but simple syrup can be used as a sweetener as well.▶︎Grapefruit flavored La Croix or plain club soda can be used in place of the Grapefruit Soda water if you don't have time to run to the store.