Pink Pepper Paloma

Palomas are a staple in our house. They should definitely be a staple in yours too.
It ticks all the flavour boxes. Sour, sweet, salty.

And we ticked all the pink boxes for this one too.

Pink Grapefruit
Pink Peppercorns
Pink Peppers
Pink Salt

If only we could somehow manage to squeeze the singer Pink into the box...

El Jimador Blanco is the Tequila of choice, because of it's mild earthiness without being overly vanilla. El Jimador is part of the Casa Herradura family of Tequila, made in Amatitan, Jalisco.

Fresh pink grapefruit juice is next along with our whole lime cordial.

This is rounded off with a pink peppercorn syrup and a touch of Giffard Piment d’Espelette. This is a liqueur made from the maceration of fresh whole Espelette peppers (the only pepper with their own AOC) along with a hint of Rhum agricole from Martinique. The Espellete peppers are mildly hot and fruity, adding heat and complexity to this Paloma, while the pink peppercorns add a lovely floral earthy note that really compliments the Mezcal.

A touch of pink sea salt tames the grapefruit's bitterness and gives the Pink Pepper Paloma a savoury-I-want-another-sip-immediately finish.