Citrus x 'Cocktail Grapefruit'

Citrus x 'Cocktail Grapefruit', known as a Cocktail Grapefruit tree produces large, bright yellow fruit. The orange-yellow flesh has a flavour of tangerine with a tangy grapefruit punch, which pulls out the juicy, sweet taste of tangerine, while also mellowing out the acidic flavor of grapefruit.Wonderful for eating fresh and juicing.

The complex flavour of Cocktail Grapefruit juice is very popular in cocktails, and sparkling beverages. Beyond beverages, Cocktail Grapefruit juice can be used as a flavoring in sauces, syrups, jellies, and sorbets. The fruit’s peel can also be candied, cooked into marmalade, or zested to add a bright, fragrant flavor to vegetable and meat dishes. Pairs well with herbs such as mint, cilantro, lavender, and parsley, honey, cinnamon, chocolate; and aromatics such as ginger, lemongrass, and scallions.

A hybrid of a Mandarin cultivar and Pumelo, the Cocktail Grapefruit Tree also goes by the name Mandelo Tree. An evergreen tree of glossy green foliage, it grows to 6 ft tall, and produces fragrant white blossoms. Bears fruit 1 -2 years after planting.

Grow Cocktail Grapefruit as a specimen plant in a large pot or container, especially where you can enjoy its fragrance. Grow it next to a patio or an outdoor eating area, where it will be easy to harvest for meals and drinks. overwinter indoors. Mandelo Tree must be brought indoors when the temperature dips below -6 °C.