Cantarito
Tequila's citrus cooler
Jalisco's loaded citrus cooler: reposado tequila over a trio of orange, grapefruit, and lime, lengthened with grapefruit soda. Traditionally poured into a salt-rimmed clay cup — a cantarito — that keeps it cold and adds a faint earthy note.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Reposado Tequila
- 1 oz Fresh Orange Juice
- 1 oz Grapefruit Juice
- 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 2 oz Grapefruit Soda
Method
Rim a highball glass with salt and fill with ice. Add reposado tequila, orange juice, grapefruit juice, and lime juice. Stir, then top with grapefruit soda. Garnish with a lime wedge.
A rustic tequila refresher from Jalisco, Mexico, documented in bars, cafés, and roadside stalls. Traditionally served in a salt-rimmed clay pot (cantarito) that keeps the drink cold. Per Difford's Guide #3074. Notes: Origin and creator unconfirmed; the drink emerges from regional drinking culture rather than documented invention.
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