Spicy Paloma
While this cocktail is refreshing year-round, grapefruit season in Texas kicks off in the fall, making now an especially good time to enjoy it.
Equipment
- 1 cocktail shaker
Ingredients
- 1 fresh jalapeño pepper, sliced
- 1 ounce blanco tequila
- 1 ounce mezcal
- 1½ ounces fresh grapefruit juice
- ¼ ounce fresh lime juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- Tajín
- sparkling mineral water
- lime wheel
Directions
- In a shaker, muddle two slices of fresh jalapeño. Add ice, tequila, mezcal, grapefruit and lime juices, and simple syrup to the shaker. Shake well. Strain into a glass with ice and a Tajín rim. Top with sparkling mineral water. Garnish with a fresh jalapeño slice and a lime wheel.