Bottoms Up :: The Fresh Paloma

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Do any of you get unjustifiably excited over anything illustrated? I’ve always had an undying affinity for doodle-style hand drawings (see the page margins of my notebooks spanning from grades 6 to 12 for reference), so when author Orr Shtuhl and artist Elizabeth Graeber combined my long-time love of illustration with my modern-day love of creative cocktails, I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. In the past, I’ve been the type of drinker who finds one favorite libation and sticks with it. But An Illustrated Guide to Cocktails has me inspired to get my mixology on, starting with this crisp Fresh Paloma. Classic, refreshing and easy to whip up in a flash, I hereby deem it my official cocktail of Summer 2013! Big thanks to Carrie for snapping these gorgeous photos, and keep reading for the recipe…

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Fresh Paloma

*recipe from An Illustrated Guide to Cocktails by Orr Shtuhl

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces tequila
• juice of half a grapefruit
• juice of half a lime
• splash of agave nectar or simple syrup
• pinch of salt
• club soda

Instructions:

Combine over ice in a tall glass (we poured ours over a single large ice cube, made using this tray)

*photography by sweet louise photography