Pink Whiskey Paloma | A Delicious Grapefruit Whiskey Cocktail
All the delicious parts of a paloma cocktail made with a hit of whiskey, the best sparkling pink grapefruit juice, lime, and a splash of sparkling mineral water. A simple but delicious grapefruit whiskey drink that you can savor as a summer cocktail or enjoy as a St. Patrick's day whiskey drink.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz Bourbon or 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
- Grapefruit 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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