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A refreshing grapefruit cocktail with a sugared rim and grapefruit garnish, part of the Ultimate Thanksgiving Drinks Guide.

Thanksgiving Grapefruit-Apple Sparkler

This festive drink combines reposado tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and cinnamon syrup, topped with sparkling apple juice. It's perfect for your Thanksgiving gathering.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Shaking Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 1 drink
Course: Cocktail, Thanksgiving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Rim
  • Cinnamon sugar for rim
  • Kosher salt for rim
  • Simple syrup store-bought or homemade, for rim
For the Drink
  • 2 oz Reposado tequila
  • 3/4 oz Grapefruit juice
  • 1/2 oz Fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 oz Cinnamon syrup store-bought
  • Ice
  • Sparkling apple juice for topping off
For the Garnish
  • 1 Grapefruit slice half-moon
  • 3 Apple slices half-moon

Equipment

  • Tall glass
  • Shallow plate
  • Cocktail shaker

Method
 

  1. Combine cinnamon sugar and salt on a small shallow plate. Pour simple syrup onto another shallow plate. Dip the rim of a tall glass into the syrup, then into the cinnamon sugar mixture, turning to coat.
  2. In a cocktail shaker, combine tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and cinnamon syrup. Fill the shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is very frosty, about 20 seconds.
  3. Strain the mixture into the prepared glass. Top off with sparkling apple juice.
  4. Garnish with a grapefruit slice and skewered apple slices.

Notes

This recipe is part of the Ultimate Thanksgiving Drinks Guide: Ingredients, Temps, Tips.

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