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Ruby Ritual Recipe
Bitter, bright, and crimson — no food colouring required.
- Prep Time
- 1.5 min
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Highball glass
- Strength
- Light
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Last updated September 20, 2026
About the Ruby Ritual
An original Sipped Right build, drawing on Campari's long-established pairing with grapefruit and soda in Italian aperitivo culture — not a historic named cocktail itself.
Ingredients
- Campari1 ½ oz
- Fresh grapefruit juice1 oz
- Cranberry juice1 oz
- Soda water~2 oz, to top
Method
- Fill a highball with ice.
- Measure and pour the Campari, fresh grapefruit juice and cranberry juice into the glass.
- Stir once to combine.
- Top with soda water.
- Cut a grapefruit wheel.
- Garnish with the grapefruit wheel.
Glass & Garnish
Highball glass, full of ice. Garnish with a grapefruit twist, in keeping with how Campari-grapefruit highballs are typically finished.
Notes
Fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice is noticeably less bitter than bottled. Batches well for a crowd. Pairs well with salty snacks.
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