Mezcal Paloma Cocktail Recipe

Mezcal paloma

Name: Mezcal paloma
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 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; 1 tsp mild chilli powder; 2 tsp sea salt flakes; 1 lime zested

Published: July 13, 2018 at 3:56 PM

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Serves 2

Easy

Total time: 10 mins

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Check out this quick and easy summer cocktail recipe with mezcal, zesty limes and sweet yet slightly bitter grapefruit juice. A paloma is usually made with tequila but using mezcal instead adds a lovely smoky edge to the drink

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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.

To make honey syrup, put 50g honey and 50ml water into a small pan and heat, stirring, until the honey is dissolved, then cool.

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