Paloma by Mr Lyan

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Paloma

Mexican

Drink

15 mins

Drink

Easy

Serves

Tequila gives you zing! It’s a spirit I immediately reach for ahead of a night out; it reminds me of past celebrations, and it combines so well with other zesty ingredients that you can’t help but feel perked up. And forget any negative memories of bad tequila: grab a bottle of the real stuff (100% agave) and give this cocktail a go. I love the life it gets from a good old shaking, but if you’re making for a big group you can build it in the glass too. The savoury note in the tequila means it pairs brilliantly with food, too.

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Extracted from Good Things To Drink with Mr Lyan and Friends- Pics © Kim Lightbody

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Ingredients

1 pinch pink salt (Himalayan, not curing salt)
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon pink grapefruit juice
1 tablespoon sugar syrup
2 shots (50ml/2oz) blanco tequila (100% agave)

You'll also need

Small highball (glass)
Cubed ice
Chilled soda, to finish
Grapefruit, to garnish

Method

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Method

Add all the ingredients to a shaker and short-shake over cubed ice (just a couple of quick blasts; this drink is served long so doesn’t need to be diluted too much at this stage). Double strain into an ice-filled highball. Crown with a splash of soda and garnish with a slice of grapefruit.

Add some magic

On occasion I’ve served this at parties, carbonated from a syphon: simply add all the mix (around 8 serves) plus 2 shots (50ml/2oz) of water per serve to a syphon and charge with CO2. Gently dispense over ice. Also, a couple of other flavours such as raspberry or basil can be added to great effect. You can even try topping the drink with lager instead of soda, which produces a pleasant malty bitterness and only boosts food-matching cred.

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