Cocktail: Pomelo Acapulco

One more pomelo cocktail for the week!  This is a spin on the classic Acapulco, a tropical drink with a full bodied pineapple fruit taste.  This was an easy substitution with grapefruit juice.  No crazy diversions from the original recipe (for now),  but great option for that last bit of pomelo juice that you squeezed…

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Cocktail: Hemingway Pomelo Special

Since Pomelo juice is a great one-for-one substitute for grapefruit juice I mixed it into one of the simplest grapefruit cocktails out there: the Hemingway Special.  Obviously a famous twist off a sugarless Daquiri,  and a favorite of its namesake author, it’s an easy drink to make with just a handful of ingredients.  If you…

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Cocktail: Ginger Pomelo

The pomelo craze continues in today’s cocktail!  The ginger blends perfectly with the pomelo juice,  and the aperol brings out the grapefruit flavors so it’s not overpowered by the ginger.  This is an absolutely delicious drink! Ingredients: 2 tablespoons chopped ginger 2 oz Raleigh Rum Company spiced rum 1 oz lime juice (keep half a…

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Cocktail: Pomelo Paloma

To add to my mezcal trend recently I picked up a few pomelos at the local grocery store.  These are large grapefruit-like fruit that have a juice and inside that is a good substitute for grapefruit. For this cocktail I found an interesting Chili Paloma cocktail online and decided to use my pomelo to make…

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