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Gringo Paloma | A Delicious Grapefruit Whiskey Cocktail

All the delicious parts of a paloma cocktail made with a hit of whiskey, pink grapefruit, lime, and a splash of hibiscus soda. A simple but delicious grapefruit whiskey drink that you can serve as a summer cocktail and even a Jameson mixed drink St. Patrick's day cocktail!
4.54 from 15 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
COURSE Drinks
CUISINE American
SERVINGS 1

Equipment

Tall glass, spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 oz Whiskey - Your favorite brand. I used Jameson.
  • 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
  • 1 wedge Fresh Lime
  • Sparkling Grapefruit Juice - I used Fever-Tree Pink Grapefruit
  • Hibiscus Sparkling Water - optional - for topping off at the end
  • Coarse Sea Salt - for rimming glass

Instructions
 

  • Rub with rim of your rocks glass with a wedge of lime and dip it in a little coarse sea salt. Set aside.
  • Fill a tall cocktail glass with ice 3/4 of the way up. Pour in whiskey and squeeze in the full juice of one fresh lime wedge.
  • Now pour in the simple syrup and top it all off with the sparkling grapefruit juice. Using a spoon, stir everyting together until totally chilled through.
  • Garnish liberally with thinly sliced lime wheels and optionally, top off with a finishing splash of La Croix Hibiscus sparkling water, or plain sparkling water, if desired.
  • Serve cold, serve immediately.
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