The Manau (Salty Dog)

Our take on the salt dog be enjoyed all year round but is a stunning drink. Can be shared with a loved one during a woodland picnic (tip we take ours in a thermos flask)

Time to make 3 ~ 5 minutes

What You Need

Time to make 3 ~ 5 minutes

Our take on the salt dog be enjoyed all year round but is a stunning drink. Can be shared with a loved one during a woodland picnic (tip we take ours in a thermos flask)

Glassware & Equipment

Highball glass these typically hold 350ml, Cocktail stirring spoon

Ingredients

  • 50ml (1 part) of Original or Navy Strength Gin.
  • 100m (2 parts) grapefruit juice (see alternative) *
  • 15ml or (1/3 part) Simple syrup either shop bought or see our recipe
  • 1 Tbsp Course Natural Sea Salt we recommend blackthorns salt
  • 100ml (2 parts) Fever-tree premium Soda water to top off or see our tip if you prefer that extra zing (see alternative) *
  • A wedge of Grapefruit to garnish
  • Ice 1/2 handful
  • Alternative 200ml (4 parts) Fever-tree Pink Grapefruit Soda

Step 1

Since we have a slight saltiness to our original gin, we recommend a salt rim to your glassware.

Simply place the course sea salt of your choice. We recommend Blackthorn salt of Ayr which we use in all our spirts as a sacrifice to “Manua”, on a saucer then run a cut lemon or lime wedge around the rim of the glass.

We find it works best if you cut a slit towards the edge of a wedge then ring this around the glass, then roll the edge of the glass in the saucer to give you a rim of sea salt.

Step 2

With the glass now rimmed with salt, fill the glass roughly 1/5 with ice, we recommend around 3 cubes in a standard highball glass.

Step 3

Add 50ml of our gin, 100ml of freshly squeezed grapefruit juice & 15ml simple syrup to the glass, top off with soda water to around 1cm below the brim and then lightly stir. Alternatively combine 50mL of our gin, 15ml Simple syrup and 200ml of Fever-tree Pink Grapefruit Soda and lightly stir

Garnish & Tips

Garnish with a thin wedge of pink grapefruit.

Tip

Replace soda water for sparkling white wine or ginger beer for that extra zing to this cocktail

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