# Cantarito

Reposado tequila, three fresh citrus juices, grapefruit soda, and a savoury chile-lime rim make a generous Jalisco-style cooler.

Strength: 12% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 60 ml [Reposado tequila](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/reposado-tequila.md)
- 30 ml [Fresh orange juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-orange-juice.md)
- 22.5 ml [Fresh grapefruit juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-grapefruit-juice.md)
- 22.5 ml [Fresh lime juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lime-juice.md)
- 60 ml [Pink grapefruit soda](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/pink-grapefruit-soda.md) — Use cold, freshly opened grapefruit soda.

## Glassware

Highball glass

## Garnish

- Chile-lime rim — Use a light, even coating of a salt-led chile-lime seasoning.
- Lime wedge — Use one small fresh wedge.

## Method

1. Moisten the rim of a chilled highball with lime and coat it lightly in chile-lime seasoning.
2. Fill the glass with cubed ice, add all the liquid ingredients, and stir gently.

## Related drinks

- [Paloma](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/paloma.md): A brisk tequila highball lengthened with pink grapefruit soda and sharpened by lime and a pinch of salt.
- [Vampiro](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/vampiro.md): The IBA branch of this Mexican tequila cooler makes tomato deeply savoury with fresh orange, lime, honey, raw onion, chilli, and Worcestershire.
- [Siesta](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/siesta.md): A bright tequila sour balancing fresh grapefruit and lime with a measured dose of Campari.
- [Tommy’s Margarita](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/tommys-margarita.md): A modern Margarita that leaves out orange liqueur, putting tequila and fresh lime against mellow agave sweetness.
- [Batanga](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/batanga.md): Blanco tequila, fresh lime, salt, and cane-sugar cola make a vivid Jalisco highball whose agave, citrus, and savoury edge remain unmistakable.
- [Cadillac Margarita](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/cadillac-margarita.md): A spirit-forward Margarita pairing blanco tequila with Cognac-based Grand Marnier and fresh lime.
- [Donga Punch](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/donga-punch.md): Aged agricole rum gives grapefruit, lime, and cinnamon a grassy, mineral centre in this lean, crushed-ice Donn Beach reconstruction.
- [Ranch Water](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/ranch-water.md): A bone-dry West Texas highball whose mineral sparkle and fresh lime keep blanco tequila vivid and exceptionally refreshing.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/cantarito
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/cantarito-e0f5200d.webp
- Recipe source: https://cuervo.com/cocktail-recipes/cantarito/