Where were the cocktail drinks 'Salty Dogs' invented?!
Where were the cocktail drinks 'Salty Dogs' invented?
What is their story ?
Answers:
Starting with the:
Screwdriver - Vodka and orange Juice (Invented back in the 1950's) American oilmen working on an oil rig used screwdrivers to stir their vodka and orange juice.
Then the - Greyhound Vodka and Grapefruit Juice (a variation of the screwdriver)
Then you had the - Salty Dog, Vodka and Grapefruit Juice, with salt on the rim.
At the Phoenix Greyhpund racetrack, the "it drink" was a vodka and grapefruit (The thinking went that the acidic jusice helped keep you more alert. An enterprising young bartender put salt the rim (healthy stuff,salt I guess) and tada the salty dog was born.
In a bar?
My balls