This Spicy Grapefruit Paloma is the reliable summer cocktail made with fresh limes and grapefruit, your favorite tequila, sparkling water, and the sweet and spicy jalapeño honey syrup!

Summer is quickly approaching and our Mexico trip is less than a week away so A cook thought A cook would leave you with one of Mexico's most popular cocktails (and the personal favorite), this Spicy Grapefruit Paloma! This beautiful pink cocktail is refreshing, satisfying with a little zing, and made on the lighter side using fresh squeezed fruit juice, sparkling water, and the most satisfying

You can easily make this cocktail for two people or make an entire pitcher to serve friends. A cook recently made this as the welcome drink for the friend's bachelorette party a few months ago and it was a total hit! The infused jalapeño really adds a nice kick while the honey balances out the heat and zing of the grapefruit. This a MUST for your summer menu!

What goes in

4 ounces 1/2 cup fresh grapefruit juice
1 ounce 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 ounces 1/4 cup blanco tequila
2 teaspoons jalapeño honey syrup, see recipe below
2 ounces 1/4 cup sparkling water (
Optional sweet/spicy rim: Sea salt, chili powder, sugar + lime zest
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup water
3 to 4 jalapeño slices, seeds removed

How it comes together

To make the jalapeño honey syrup: In a small pot or bowl, combine a 1/2 cup of honey, 1/2 cup of boiling water and 3 to 4 jalapeño slices (more or less depending how much spice you like). Give a little stir so that the honey can get mixed in and let everything sit until it cools to room temperature.
To make the spicy grapefruit paloma: In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine grapefruit juice, lime juice, tequila and a Tbsp of the jalapeño honey syrup, and give a few good shakes! Rim the glass with lime juice and dip in the sweet and spicy mixture (a combination of sea salt, chili powder, sugar and lime zest) and add ice.
Pour the tequila mixture into your glass and top with sparkling water and garnish with extra jalapeño slices, lime slices or even a slice of grapefruit. Enjoy!