mezcaloma

A riff on the Paloma, Mexico's most beloved cocktail.   

SERVINGS: MAKES 1

Ingredients

• Kosher salt

• Chili powder

• grapefruit wedge

• grapefruit soda

• 1 oz fresh grapefruit juice

• 1 oz fresh lime juice

• 1/4 oz agave

• 2 oz Mezcal

Preparation

Pour some kosher salt and a little chili powder on a plate. Rub half of rim of an iced or frosted highball glass with grapefruit wedge; dip half the rim of glass in salt mixture. 

Combine mezcal, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and agave in a shaker with ice. Shake well and pour over ice in salted highball glass and top off with grapefruit soda, stir. Garnish with grapefruit wedge.

Urban Cowgill
Aug. 2023