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Cantarito

Method
Built
Glass
Highball glass
Served
Highball
Strength
About 11% ABV
Family
Highball
Flavour
Citrus
Listed in
Difford's Guide Hall of Fame

Ingredients

How to make it

  1. Fill a highball glass (or a clay cantarito, if you have one) with ice.
  2. Add the tequila, orange, grapefruit and lime juices and a pinch of salt, top with grapefruit soda and stir briefly.
  3. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Tip: Fill the glass right to the top with ice so the drink stays cold without watering down fast.

About the Cantarito

Named after the small clay pot it is served in around Jalisco, Mexico, where roadside stands sell it with the jug soaked in water beforehand to keep the drink cold.

Missing something?

  • No Tequila Reposado? Use Tequila (Brighter, less oak)
  • No Tequila Reposado? Use Tequila Añejo (More oak)
  • No Orange Juice? Use Orange (Squeeze fresh: 1 orange gives about 70 ml)
  • No Orange Juice? Use Blood Orange Juice (Berry-like and deep red)
  • No Grapefruit Juice? Use Grapefruit (Squeeze fresh: 1 grapefruit gives about 150 ml)
  • No Lime Juice? Use Lime (Squeeze fresh: 1 lime gives about 25 ml)
  • No Lime Juice? Use Lemon Juice (Softer, different aroma)
  • No Grapefruit Soda? Use Grapefruit Juice (Use half juice, half soda water, plus a little syrup)

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