Cantarito Recipe
A three-citrus tequila cooler with a salted rim, traditionally served in a clay cup that keeps it icy and adds an earthy note.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 9%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Blanco tequila60 ml
- Fresh lime juice20 ml
- Fresh orange juice30 ml
- Fresh grapefruit juice30 ml
- Grapefruit soda120 ml
- Salt1 pinch
How to Make It
- Rim a clay cup or highball glass with chilli salt and fill it with ice.
- Stir the lime, orange and grapefruit juices with the pinch of salt until it dissolves.
- Add the tequila and pour the mixture over the ice.
- Top with cold grapefruit soda and stir once gently.
Garnish
Chilli-salt rim, a lime wheel and an orange slice
The Story
The drink comes from Jalisco, the heartland of tequila, and takes its name from the small clay jug — the cantarito — it is poured into.
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