Description
This mezcal paloma is tart, smoky, spicy, and a little bit sweet.
Ingredients
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- 1 oz blanco tequila (I like LALO)
- 1 oz mezcal (I like Madre mezcal)
- 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
- 2 oz fresh grapefruit juice
- 1/2 oz honey
- 1 oz sparkling water (I like Topo Chico)
- sliced jalapeño
- chili salt: mix pink himalayan salt and Tajin seasoning together in a small bowl
- garnish with a grapefruit wedge and a handful of rosemary sprigs
Instructions
- Mix together equal parts pink himalayan salt and tajin in a small bowl. Transfer to a plate and spread across the plate evenly. Wet the rim of a cocktail glass with a lime wedge, then dip the cocktail glass upside down into the chili salt mixture to line the rim.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add tequila, mezcal, lime juice, grapefruit juice, a jalapeño slice, and honey.
- Strain into an ice-filled glass and add a splash of topo chico on top.
- Garnish with a grapefruit wedge and a rosemary sprig.