Spicy Paloma Shandy

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Use a crisp Mexican lager like Good People Beerito for this twist on the classic Paloma cocktail from Rick Martinez. Try Tajín Clásico Seasoning for the chili-lime salt.

Spicy Paloma Shandy
Photo: Victor Protasio
Total Time:
10 mins
Yield:
1 cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar

  • 1 Ruby Red grapefruit, peel removed in wide strips

  • 1/4 habanero chile, stemmed (seeds left in)

  • 1/4 cup water

  • 1/4 cup fresh Ruby Red grapefruit juice (from 1 grapefruit)

  • 3 ounces Mexican-style lager beer (such as Muchacho)

  • Ruby Red grapefruit wedge, for serving

  • Chile-lime seasoning salt (such as Tajín), for serving

Directions

  1. Combine sugar and grapefruit strips in a wide-mouth pint jar. Muddle until mixture is sandy, about 1 minute. Add habanero; muddle until crushed and incorporated, about 30 seconds. Add water. Secure lid on jar, and shake until sugar is dissolved, about 40 seconds. Pour through wire-mesh strainer into a bowl, discarding solids.

  2. To make shandy, pour grapefruit juice and 1 tablespoon syrup into an ice-filled Collins glass; stir to combine. Stir in beer. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge sprinkled with chile-lime seasoning salt.

Originally appeared: August 2018

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