Ingredients
- 1½ ozscotch whisky
- ½ ozdry vermouth
- ½ ozfresh grapefruit juice
🔧 Tools
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Shake vigorously for 10 to 12 seconds until well chilled.
- Double-strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- Serve without garnish.
📜 History
The Woodward Cocktail is a classic American-style Scotch cocktail whose exact origin and creator remain unknown. The recipe is consistent across decades of cocktail literature: Scotch, dry vermouth, and fresh grapefruit juice shaken and served up. It occupies a similar space to the Martini in structure but opens with the bittersweet tang of grapefruit that softens the spirit's edges. The use of grapefruit rather than lemon makes it somewhat unusual among classic Scotch sours and gives it a distinctive tartness.
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