Comments on: simple summer drink: Salty Dog

By: D

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:46:04 +0000

In Mexico we called Perro Salado (Salty dog) but we used tequila instead of vodka.

By: Carly

Carly — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:53:39 +0000

I think the name “Greyhound” came from the original drink made with Grey Goose vodka. Then someone added salt and it became the “Salty Dog”. I love a good Greyhound, but to keep it it interesting I sometimes do 2 parts ginger ale, 2 parts grapefruit juice and 1 part vodka. Mmmmm, sparkly!

By: gayle

gayle — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:42:13 +0000

“…too hot to give a damn.” Heeelarious!!!

By: jaime

jaime — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:11:14 +0000

how can it be 103 in seattle?! chicago maxed out at 73 today. booooo.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:51:38 +0000

I have Simply Orange and Simply Grapefruit, and both are DIVINE with gin. It’s amazing. Thank you.

By: kel

kel — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:37:04 +0000

i can’t comprehend no AC. and lets hear it for Sunny D and booze! I like it with dark rum, but it tastes good with just about anything and crushed ice.

By: j

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:24:13 +0000

I usually go for 5 parts grapefruit juice to 1 part gin. Vodka tastes better to me, but that makes it go down faster, and all of the nasty side effects that go with it. Plus I get the more expensive red grapefruit juice, and the taste is even smoother.

By: Pavlina

Pavlina — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:08:25 +0000

I grew up in Seattle ages ago. I remember a summer heat wave was temps in the 80s! :) My sister just moved back a few years ago, and managed to score a remod. house with AC. I was like, since when do house in Seattle have AC? Anyway, I’m sure she is grateful for it if it is over a 100 degrees! Imagine, I never in my wildest dreams can imagine a summer day in Seattle over 90! Just goes to show you I haven’t lived there in over 20 years.

By: Lorri

Lorri — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:24:58 +0000

I’ve heard lately about vodka and grapefruit juice with a little basil. My friend said it was quite good.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:26:53 +0000

Sitting in front of a fan while wearing the damp towel will increase your enjoyment and its cooling powers.

Life without AC isn’t worth living here in Georgia, so it’s hard for me to imagine a place where people just don’t have it!

By: RTBoyce

RTBoyce — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:07:15 +0000

I am partial to limeade with gin over ice in a tall glass. Much simpler than a gin and tonic since there is no lime-squeezing when you really want that drink: make a whole pitcher of limeade for the fridge and add gin as the heat wave requires. Sweetness can vary as you please, and no icky corn syrup aftertaste from the tonic water.

By: Lane

Lane — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:35:17 +0000

Advice from a Southerner:

Take a “flour sack” kitchen towel (thinner the better), soak it in cool water with a splash of rose or orange water, wring it out and tie it around your neck like a scarf. Rinse. Repeat.

Enjoy with a cool beverage.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:40:06 +0000

Aw, salty dog was my mom’s favorite drink, though my parents stopped drinking when I was still in elementary school. I remember them talking about it, though.

I am not a grapefruit juice fan, so during hot weather it’s mai tais all the way.

By: Darci

Darci — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:33:46 +0000

This my favorite drink of the summer. I have also ben enjoying the grapefruit vodka and tonic. Lovely mix of taste and texture

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:45:13 +0000

My PDX Heat Wave drink of choice is my rhubarb-infused vodka mixed with lemonade, garnished with mint. Honestly, though, anything with ice cubes in it will do.

By: Chocolate and Toast

Chocolate and Toast — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:34:25 +0000

Perfect, I was just tiring of the gin & tonic slushie . . . it was 106 in Portland yesterday, just so wrong!! Now I’m wondering if I have an extension cord long enough to put my little mini fridge right next to my chaise lounge, outside in the shade. You know, so I don’t have to actually move to get a drink refill?