Gin is my favorite choice of liquor for a cocktail, and when paired with grapefruit and soda water, it's a spritzy, fizzy, refreshing drink with tons of flavor and balance. This grapefruit gin fizz cocktail is simple to prep in small batches, large batches, or for a solo sip after the kids go down.
There's so many types of fizzes or spritz that people gravitate toward, from a Hugo Spritz to my citrus spritz,
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The Main Ingredients
- Grapefruit juice - I prefer fresh grapefruit juice for this, but store-bought is fine.
- Gin
- St. Germain - you could also find other brands of elderflower liqueur
- Lemon juice
- Fresca or club soda - this is where the drink gets it's fizz.
Be sure to check out the recipe card at the end of this post for more information about quantities, measurements, and specific cooking instructions.
Which brand of gin should I use?
- Bombay Sapphire
- Empress Gin
- Hendricks - my go to!
Recipe Swaps and Substitutions
- Gin - instead of gin, you can swap with vodka!
- Grapefruit - use orange juice or even lemon lime sparkling soda instead of grapefruit.
- Spicy - add some sliced jalapeño for a slight kick of heat
- Tajín - dust the rims of the glasses you are using to serve this drink with some Tajín for another pop of flavor and color.
- Popsicles - add the ingredients to a blender and pour into to popsicle molds and freeze overnight.
How to make a grapefruit gin fizz
In a large shaker, add ice cubes and pour in the grapefruit juice, gin, St. Germain, and lemon juice. Squeeze in the half of lemon juice and close the shaker.
Shake vigorously and pour into a coupe or high ball glass with ice. Top it off with club soda or Fresca.
HINT: Top this cocktail off with a dusting of some Tajin on the rim for an additional depth of flavor.
Can I store this recipe? Can I prep ahead of time?
If you want to prepare this drink ahead of time, you can do so in a large pitcher but add in the ice once you're ready to serve it.
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Grapefruit Gin Fizz Cocktail Recipe
Equipment
- 1 cocktail shaker
- 1 jigger
- 1 cocktail spoon optional
- 1 citrus squeezer if not using store-bought juice
Ingredients
- 2 oz grapefruit juice
- 1 oz gin
- ½ oz elderflower liqueur
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- lemon lime soda
Instructions
- In a large shaker, add ice cubes and pour in the grapefruit juice, gin, St. Germain, and lemon juice.
- Squeeze in the half of lemon juice and close the shaker.
- Shake vigorously and pour into a coupe or high ball glass with ice.
- Top it off with club soda or Fresca.
Lucy G says
I am a HUGE gin lover, and so when I saw this recipe this past weekend on Google I had to try it. I loved the grapefruit in it, I also added a bit of honey because I like it sweeter, but this is such a good cocktail recipe. I can't wait to try the others you have!