PEPPER THE CAT
This salted grapefruit refresher is inspired by a famous feline reminding us that all who wander are not lost.
RECIPE
2 oz Foundation Vodka
1 oz Pepper the Cat syrup*
¼ oz grapefruit juice
¼ oz lime juice
¼ oz lemon juice
4 oz seltzer water
Garnish with grapefruit peel or wheel
Add all ingredients to a shaker. Fill ⅔ with ice cubes. Shake. Add seltzer and strain into glass. Garnish.
*Pepper the Cat Syrup
1 large grapefruit (keep peel, then juice to 1 cup)
1 ½ tsp white or mixed dried peppercorns
1 c sugar
1 ½ tsp coarse kosher salt
Crush peppercorns. Add them, with grapefruit peels and juice, to a pot and boil briefly. Rest, then strain. Stir in sugar and salt. Refrigerate and use within 1 week.