The Palomaesque Cocktail

Scott Baird, the mixologist who created this drink for Comal in Berkeley. The Paloma is a classic Mexican cocktail made with lime juice, tequila and grapefruit soda.

Ingredients:

• 1 ounce smoky mezcal, like Del Maguey Vida Mezcal

• 1 1/2 teaspoons honey

• 1 1/2 ounces Cocchi Americano (Italian aperitif wine)

• 1 ounce fresh grapefruit juice

• 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice

• Pinch of salt

• Ice

• 1 1/2 ounces seltzer

• 1/2 grapefruit wheel

Instructions:

In a cocktail shaker, stir the mezcal with the honey until dissolved. Add the Cocchi Americano, grapefruit juice, lime juice and salt. Fill the shaker with ice and shake until well chilled. Fill a large glass with ice and add the seltzer and grapefruit wheel. Strain the cocktail into the glass and serve.

Attribution:

Recipe: Scott Baird, Comal in Berkeley

Origin: Food & Wine Magazine

Photo: Con Poulos