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Italian Piñata Cocktail | Taste and Tipple

Italian Piñata

Cinco de Mayo party plans? Serve this Italian Piñata cocktail that plays on the classic Paloma with the addition of a little Italian aperitivo, Aperol. Sweet, tangy, bitter and smoky, this drink hits all the right notes for summer sipping.

Course Drinks
Cuisine Italian, Mexican
Keyword Aperol, Grapefruit, Lemon, Tequila
Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings 1

Ingredients

For One

  • 2 oz grapefruit juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1 oz tequila
  • 1 oz Aperol
  • squeeze of lemon juice
  • 1 oz soda water
  • thin slices of lemon and grapefruit to garnish

For a Crowd

  • 1 ½ cups grapefruit juice
  • ¾ cup tequila
  • ¾ cup Aperol
  • 1 lemon, cut into wedges
  • Ice
  • ¾ cup club soda
  • thin slices of grapefruit and lemon to garnish

Instructions

For One

  1. Add ingredients to an ice-filled glass. Stir. Garnish with lemon wheel and grapefruit wedge. Serve. 

For a Crowd

  1. Combine grapefruit juice, tequila and Aperol in a punch bowl and squeeze in juice from lemon (you may need more or less lemon depending on the acidity of the grapefruit juice). Stir well to combine flavours, then add ice, soda and slices of grapefruit and lemon to garnish. Serves 6. 

Recipe Notes

Recipe adapted from: Mott, Eshun. "Aperol Grapefruit Tequila Fizz." Food & Drink. Summer 2014.