Great Fruit Escape cocktail recipe

Sweet, spicy and citrus: rum and grapefruit combine with a fizz

(Image credit: SLY DOG)

published 12 August 2025

The zesty tang of grapefruit collides with the warmth of SLY DOG spiced rum, softened by sweet syrup and topped with fresh mint: a fizzy, thirst-quenching treat for hot summer afternoons. Makes 1 serving.

Ingredients

50ml SLY DOG Spiced Rum
90ml grapefruit juice
15ml sugar syrup
soda water
sprig of fresh mint, to garnish
grapefruit wedge or citrus peel, to garnish (optional)

Method

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Pour the spiced rum, grapefruit juice and sugar syrup into a cocktail shaker
Shake to combine
Strain over ice into a glass
Top with soda water, and garnish with the mint spring – and the grapefruit wedge or citrus peel, if desired

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Rebekah Evans joined The Week as newsletter editor in 2023 and has written on subjects ranging from Ukraine and Afghanistan to fast fashion and "brotox". She started her career at Reach plc, where she cut her teeth on news, before pivoting into personal finance at the height of the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis. Social affairs is another of her passions, and she has interviewed people from across the world and from all walks of life. Rebekah completed an NCTJ with the Press Association and has written for publications including The Guardian, The Week magazine, the Press Association and local newspapers.