Royal Hound
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped candied grapefruit peel
- 1 unpeeled red grapefruit wedge, plus 1/4 red grapefruit, peeled and cut into pieces
- Ice
- 2 ounces vodka
- 1/2 ounce Cointreau or other triple sec
- 3 1/2 ounces chilled Champagne
- Mix the sugar with the candied grapefruit peel.
- Moisten the outer rim of a martini glass with the grapefruit wedge and coat lightly with the candied-grapefruit sugar.
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the grapefruit pieces.
- Add ice and the vodka and Cointreau and shake well.
- Strain into the prepared martini glass and top with the Champagne.
sugar, candied grapefruit peel, red grapefruit, vodka, triple sec
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/royal-hound-cocktails-2006 (may not work)