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Cocktails / Cantarito

Cantarito

A citrus-loaded Paloma cousin served in a clay cup that adds an earthy note. Orange, lime, grapefruit, and salt over blanco, a fiesta in a cup.

5 ingredients5 minutesClay cup / highball

Ingredients

2 oz blanco tequila
Juice of half a lime, half an orange
0.5 oz grapefruit juice
Grapefruit soda
Salt rim

Method

  1. Salt the rim of a clay cantarito (or highball); fill with ice.
  2. Add citrus juices and tequila.
  3. Top with grapefruit soda; stir and garnish with citrus wheels.
Panel note

A Verified Pure blanco changes this drink completely. Sweetened tequila reads as syrup here; a clean spirit reads as agave.

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