Paloma

From issue #64. January, 2016
Photography by Josh Griggs.
Paloma

Serves: 1

INGREDIENTS

45ml good quality blanco tequila 
30ml sparkling grapefruit juice (I used All Good Organics Sparkling White Grapefruit) 
30ml pink grapefruit juice
1 tablespoon sugar syrup
1 tablespoon lime juice 
lemon wedge (for rimming the glass)
pinch of pink Himalayan salt plus extra for salting the rim of the glass

To serve 
ice
slice of grapefruit or lime and sprig of thyme to garnish (optional)

METHOD

Run the wedge of lemon around the rim of the glass. Fill a flat saucer with pink Himalayan salt. Turn the glass upside down and dip the rim in the salt. 

Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the pinch of salt, tequila, grapefruit juices, sugar syrup and lime juice. Shake vigorously and strain over a tumbler of ice into the glass. Garnish with a slice of lime and thyme sprig if desired.