Navigator

Name: Navigator
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: London dry gin — 60 ml (2 oz); Limoncello liqueur — 20 ml (2/3 oz); Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed) — 40 ml (1 1/3 oz)

A citrus and fruity gin cocktail ∙ Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 19.1% ABV ∙

The Navigator is a gin sour that shakes London dry gin with limoncello and fresh pink grapefruit juice, fine-strained into a chilled coupe.

Ingredients

Servings

Garnish

Lemon twist

Instructions for 1 serving

Pre-chill a glass
Shake all ingredients with ice: London dry gin 60 mlLimoncello liqueur 20 mlPink grapefruit juice 40 ml
Fine strain into the chilled glass
Express a lemon twist over the cocktail and use as garnish

Tips

Squeeze the pink grapefruit juice just before shaking — it is the only citrus in the drink.

History

The Navigator is a modern gin cocktail credited to Jamie Terrell, a bartender in London, who created it in 2005. It combines gin with limoncello and pink grapefruit juice, a citrus-forward pairing that places it among the wave of 21st-century cocktails built around Italian lemon liqueur.

FAQ

Is a Navigator cocktail vegan?

Yes, a Navigator is vegan, vegetarian, and lactose-free, since it contains only gin, limoncello, fresh grapefruit juice, and a lemon twist garnish.