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Pickled jalapeño paloma

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Tanginess, sweetness, bitterness, fieriness – this pretty paloma cocktail amps up its Mexican heritage by throwing some brine from a jar of pickled jalapeños into the mix, rounding out everything else in the glass surprisingly well.

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Ingredients

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  • 1 tbsp of Tajín
  • 1 tbsp of flaky sea salt
  • 1 lime wedge, plus 2 wheels to garnish
  • 100ml of tequila
  • 150ml of pink grapefruit juice
  • 30ml brine from a jar of pickled jalapeños
  • 15ml of agave syrup
  • tonic water, to top up
SAVE RECIPE

Method

1

Mix the Tajin and salt together on a small plate. Run the lime wedge around the rim of each glass, then dip the rim in the Tajin to coat. Fill both glasses up with ice

2

Pour the tequila, juice, brine and agave into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake for 15 seconds to combine and chill, then strain into both glasses

  • 100ml of tequila
  • 150ml of pink grapefruit juice
  • 30ml brine from a jar of pickled jalapeños
  • 15ml of agave syrup
3

Top each glass up with tonic water and garnish with a lime wheel

  • tonic water, to top up
First published in 2026
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