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Ruby sangrita, blanco tequila, fresh lime, grapefruit fizz, and a fiery Tajín rim make this Mexican Vampiro cold, spicy, citrusy, and impossible to miss. 🩸🌶️

Ingredients

• Quick sangrita base 🍅
• 🍅 240 ml tomato juice (1 cup / 8 fl oz)
• 🍊 120 ml fresh orange juice (½ cup / 4 fl oz)
• 🍋 60 ml fresh lime juice (¼ cup / 2 fl oz)
• 🌶️ 15 ml Mexican hot sauce (1 tbsp / 0.5 fl oz)
• 🥫 10 ml Worcestershire sauce (2 tsp / 0.35 fl oz)
• 🧂 ¼ tsp fine sea salt
• ⚫ ⅛ tsp black pepper
• Vampiro cocktail 🥃
• 🥃 240 ml blanco tequila (1 cup / 8 fl oz)
• 🩸 300 ml prepared sangrita (1¼ cups / 10 fl oz)
• 🍋 60 ml fresh lime juice (¼ cup / 2 fl oz)
• 🥤 360 ml cold grapefruit soda (1½ cups / 12 fl oz)
• 🧊 600 g ice cubes (about 5 cups / 1.3 lb)
• Chile-salt rim 🌶️
• 🌶️ 2 tbsp Tajín
• 🧂 1 tbsp coarse sea salt
• 🍋 1 lime wedge
• To finish ✨
• 🍊 Fresh grapefruit wedges
• 🍋 Lime wheels
• 🌶️ Thin serrano slices, optional
• 🧂 Extra Tajín
• 🧊 Plenty of fresh ice

Preparation

• 1 Make the sangrita base 🍅 Pour the tomato juice, orange juice, lime juice, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper into a small pitcher.
• 2 Mix until smooth ✨ Stir thoroughly until the citrus and seasonings are evenly incorporated into the tomato base.
• 3 Chill the sangrita ❄️ Place the sangrita in the refrigerator for at least 10 minutes while preparing the glasses. The colder the base, the cleaner and brighter the finished cocktail will taste.
• 4 Prepare the rim 🌶️ Mix the Tajín and coarse sea salt on a small plate.
• 5 Rim the glasses 🍋 Run a lime wedge around the outside edge of each tall glass, then dip lightly into the chile-salt mixture. Avoid coating the inside rim so excess salt does not fall into the drink.
• 6 Fill with ice 🧊 Fill each prepared glass generously with fresh ice.
• 7 Add the tequila 🥃 Pour the blanco tequila over the ice.
• 8 Add the sangrita 🩸 Pour in the chilled sangrita and fresh lime juice. Stir briefly so the tequila and spicy tomato-citrus mixture combine.
• 9 Add the grapefruit fizz 🥤 Slowly top each glass with very cold grapefruit soda. Pour gently to preserve as much carbonation as possible.
• 10 Finish the drink ✨ Give each cocktail one slow stir from bottom to top. The drink should remain bright ruby-red with visible bubbles rising through the ice.
• 11 Garnish and serve 🍹 Add a grapefruit wedge and lime wheel. Finish with a tiny pinch of Tajín and an optional serrano slice. Serve immediately while ice-cold and highly carbonated.

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