Iced Tequila (Citrus Tequila Cooler)

Sometimes the drink you want is barely a recipe: good tequila over a tower of ice, flooded with fresh citrus and sparkling water. It’s lighter than a margarita, naturally gluten-free, and built for porch weather.

Yield: 1 tall drink · Time: 5 min

Ingredients

• 2 oz blanco tequila
• 1 oz fresh grapefruit juice
• 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
• 1/2 oz agave syrup
• Sparkling water to top
• Pinch of salt
• Lime wheel and grapefruit twist to garnish

Directions

1. Fill a highball glass to the top with ice.
2. Add tequila, both juices, agave, and the salt pinch; stir 10 seconds.
3. Top with sparkling water, garnish, and serve with a straw.

Pro tip: The tiny pinch of salt isn’t a gimmick — it rounds the grapefruit’s bitterness like a rim would, without the mess.

Gluten-Free Notes

Naturally gluten-free ingredients can still pick up gluten in processing, so choose labeled gluten-free versions of anything packaged here. Our label-reading checker walks through the details if you’re new to this.

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