RECIPE

Punto Pomelo

  • ACTIVE: 10 MIN
  • TOTAL TIME: 30 MIN
  • SERVINGS: makes 1 drink

Scott Morrison's mixologist friend Cyrus Keyhari created this recipe for Socialista, a trendy Havana-themed restaurant and nightclub in Manhattan's West Village. The name of this margarita-like cocktail means "the point of grapefruit," referring to Keyhari's belief that citrus-based cocktails have an affinity for spicy food.

  • ACTIVE: 10 MIN
  • TOTAL TIME: 30 MIN
  • SERVINGS: makes 1 drink

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
    1. 1/2 cup sugar
    2. 1/2 cup water
    3. 1/2 cinnamon stick, broken
    4. 3 whole cloves
    5. Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
    6. Ice
    7. 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
    8. 2 tablespoons fresh grapefruit juice
    9. 1/4 cup silver tequila
    10. 1 cherry, for garnish (optional)

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, water, cinnamon stick, cloves and nutmeg. Bring to a simmer, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Let cool, then strain.
  2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the lime juice, grapefruit juice, tequila and 2 tablespoons of the spiced simple syrup. Shake well and strain into an ice-filled collins glass. Garnish with a cherry, if desired.

Make Ahead

The spiced simple syrup can be strained and refrigerated for up to 1 week.