I prefer this with a few drops of 20:80 saline and either mezcal or a split base of reposado and mezcal. I upped the grenadine slightly since blended free dine is less concentrated than cooked grenadine.
Didn’t have any lemons, so we tried this with the same amount of lime juice, and it was splendid. I almost prefer it with lime juice, because it goes well with the absinthe.
I tried this with lime, per your suggestion, and I now also prefer this with lime.