This Paloma riff uses La Venenosa’s Sierra Occidental raicilla, which has a sweet and sour profile similar to a watermelon Jolly Rancher, according to Wiggins.
• Combine all ingredients except the grapefruit soda in a shaker with four ice cubes. Pour entire contents of the shaker into a Collins glass. Top with the grapefruit soda and one fresh ice cube.
1 oz. dehydrated raspberry-infused Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1 oz. pink grapefruit juice
½ oz. Elvelo Blanco tequila
½ oz. La Venenosa Raicilla Sierra Occidental
¼ oz. lime juice
2 oz. grapefruit soda
1 oz. pink grapefruit juice
½ oz. Elvelo Blanco tequila
½ oz. La Venenosa Raicilla Sierra Occidental
¼ oz. lime juice
2 oz. grapefruit soda
This article appears in May 2021.