Mezcal paloma
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- + cooling
- Easy
- Serves 2
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp mezcal
- 3 tbsp ruby grapefruit juice
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp honey syrup, see notes below
- a splash (optional) soda water
- to serve grapefruit peel twists or grapefruit wedges
CITRUS-CHILLI SALT
- 1 tsp mild chilli powder
- 2 tsp sea salt flakes
- 1 lime, zested
Method
- STEP 1
For the citrus-chilli salt, mix together all of the ingredients on a plate. Rub a lime or grapefruit wedge around the rims of 2 coupe glasses then press into the salt mixture.
- STEP 2
Pour the mezcal, grapefruit juice, lime juice and honey syrup into a cocktail shaker, top up with ice and shake really well. Pour through a fine sieve into the glasses, adding a splash of soda water, if you like, to give the cocktail a little fizz. Garnish with a twist of grapefruit peel or a grapefruit wedge.
