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Travis Tober, Old Pal, Lockhart, Texas

Salty Chihuahua cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

  • 1.75 oz
    Mezcal
  • 1
    Key lime, juiced
  • 0.5
    Red grapefruit, juiced
  • 1
    bottle Mineral water, ice cold

Mixer · Recipe below ↓

Method · Shaken

  1. 1Pour off half of a cold bottle of mineral water and salt the rim of the bottle.
  2. 2Shake the mezcal with the lime and grapefruit juices, strain into the bottle, then top with the reserved water.
Glass
Highball
Ice
Up
Garnish
Salted bottle rim

Prep ahead

Mixer

Soda Water

Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Soda water or club soda

About the Salty Chihuahua

Salty Chihuahua is a cocktail made with mezcal, key lime, juiced and red grapefruit, juiced, created by Travis Tober.

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