Make a quick and easy cocktail with one of winter's best fruits and enjoy a refreshing Grapefruit Tequila Slammer.
I've always loved grapefruit. Only difference is that when I was a kid, I used to (I kid you not) put a layer of sugar on my grapefruit that was about a quarter inch deep. I basically made myself some soupy grapefruit candy syrup. I've never put sugar on my kids' grapefruit and they LOVE it! How is it that when I was a kid, I thought this fruit was impossible to enjoy without 1000 calories of sweet floating on top? Yet my children love the fruit by itself. I did the same thing to my Rice Krispies in the morning and put several spoonfuls of sugar on top of my morning cereal. How I got through childhood with an average weight and no early onset diabetes is a real miracle. The thought of eating that much sugar now just makes me ill.
I love me a beautiful juicy pulpy grapefruit. Its one of the many things I look forward to come winter time. I was trying to figure out what kind of drink I could make with grapefruit and I stumbled across a drink called a tequila slammer in which you have equal parts tequila and lemon lime soda. Its called a "slammer" because you're supposed to leave some room at the top, cover the glass with your hand, and slam your glass down to release some of the bubbles and mix the drink. I liked the name, so I kept it. I also added a lot of pulpy grapefruit juice because I felt like it. The result was a refreshing bubbly cocktail that was super easy to make.
Grapefruit Tequila Slammer
Ingredients
- 4 ounces grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
- 2 ounces silver tequila
- 2 ounces lemon lime soda
- garnish with additional grapefruit
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to glass with ice. To get it to fizz up and mix, cover top of glass with your hand and give it a good "slam" against the countertop (wood works better than stone if you enjoy drinks free of broken glass).
- Enjoy!
Monica
How do I mix so you can see the different layers in color when I mix mine it all Blended together
Krissy
Hi Monica, Mine just settled like that. Guessing the grapefruit juice was just heavier? 🙂
Bridget
Pour the juice first...I also added triple sec and a little sour to the tequila, shook and poured slowly on the juice
susan
I ended up here instead of roasted balsamic Brussels sprouts...?
Krissy
Do you remember which link you clicked? As in, were you in a different post and clicked a hyperlink and it took you to the wrong post? If you could let me know, I can correct. Here's the recipe you were looking for: https://selfproclaimedfoodie.com/roasted-balsamic-bacon-brussels-sprouts/
Kim
I feel like this is basically a Paloma...
Rachel
I really enjoyed this drink. Hope you don't mind that I'm sharing it on my blog. Thank you.
Jax
This is really yummy. My husband makes these for me in the winter, because I love grapefruit drinks!! Yum. If you are on medication, make grapefruit is not a contraindication. It renders some meds less effective.
Elaine
This is a fantastic cocktail for a #Friyay! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe - on my to-do list now!
KATHY HOGAN
I MADE ONE OF THESE FOR MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF, DELICIOUS , THANK YOU , WE WILL MAKE THEM AGAIN.
SINCERLY ,
KATHY HOGAN
Krissy
Yay! Thanks for letting me know, Kathy! -Krissy