Mexico's actual favorite tequila drink (sorry, margarita): tequila lengthened with grapefruit and fizz over a salted rim. Sunset in a highball.
1/2
🍊 Grapefruit ›
juiced, about 80 ml
1 tsp
🧂 Kosher Salt ›
for the rim
Mise en place
Before you start
Prep checklist
Grapefruit — juiced, about 80 ml
Kosher Salt — for the rim
Salt the rim; fill with ice. Tequila, grapefruit, honey, and lime squeezed in; stir once.
Top with sparkling water and garnish with a grapefruit wedge. The bitter edge is the point — resist over-sweetening.
Taste before serving and adjust salt and acid — the last 30 seconds of seasoning matter more than any single ingredient.
Afterwards
Keep, reheat & pair
Storage
Best the day it's made; syrups and bases keep a week refrigerated.
Freezing
Freeze bases into cubes for instant future drinks.
Reheating
Serve as intended — hot drinks fresh, cold drinks over plenty of ice.
Make ahead
Syrups and bases keep a week refrigerated; freeze fruit for instant thick blends.
Wine pairing
This is the drink.
Beer pairing
This is the drink.
On the plate
Serve it with
Garnish
A cinnamon stick for warm drinks
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