Old Salt

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Discerning Drinkers (9 ratings)

Photographed in an UB Koto Collins 35cl

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Patrón Silver blanco tequila
4 oz Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
12 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
13 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
6 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
× 1 1 serving
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Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of salted grapefruit wedge.

How to make:

  1. BLEND hand-pressed grapefruit juice to make frothy.
  2. POUR all ingredients into shaker to combine (but don't shake).
  3. POUR ingredients into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

  1. Garnish with salted grapefruit wedge.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 5/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10

Review:

The zingy refreshing lovechild of a Paloma and Salty Dog.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2021 by Zachary Pease at Last Saint in Charleston, South Carolina. This cocktail quickly became the bar's best seller.

Nutrition:

One serving of Old Salt contains 182 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 0.9 standard drinks
  • 6.96% alc./vol. (6.96° proof)
  • 13.2 grams of pure alcohol

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20th July at 20:06
So simple, yet so amazing! Tried it with Ocho Blanco and Chingon Mezcal… both completely different, both equally delicious.
13th June at 10:04
Okay this is one of my new favorites! I did a basterdize version- only had bottle pink grapefruit juice, agave syrup instead of simple and was to lazy to make the saline since it was the end of a busy night so I salted the rim. oh and we don't do blended drinks so I shook the shit out of it! Wow cant wait to try the fresh squeezed version and I think this one is going on the menu!!
Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
8th June at 06:13
We went for Reposado, upping the volume to 60ml, and added 15ml triple sec...much better for us.