PALOMA

The Paloma cocktail is one of my favorite cocktails that features grapefruit juice.  Recipes may differ a bit on the quantity and quality of grapefruit juice but, like with most juice drinks, I think it’s important to squeeze fresh juice.  I also like to use mezcal in addition to blanco tequila to add a bit of smoky mystery to the concoction.

Recipe

1.5 oz Blanco Tequila

3/4 oz Mezcal

1 oz Grapefruit juice

1/2 oz Lime juice

1/2 oz simple syrup

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker.  Fill the shaker two-thirds full with ice and shake vigorously until thoroughly chilled, 15 seconds.  Strain into collins glass filled with ice.

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