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Ernest + Rita

After dinner/digestif · Citrusy · Sours (citrus)

4.2 213 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/6 oz Blanco tequila
1/2 oz Elderflower liqueur
1 1/6 oz Pink grapefruit juice
5/6 oz Lime juice
1/3 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare pink grapefruit zest for garnish.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 Express pink grapefruit zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

10.4% alc./vol. · 1 standard drink · 164 calories

History

A relatively low-alcohol, floral, grapefruit-laced, aperitivo-style Margarita, combining elements of a classic Margarita and Hemingway Daiquiri.

In 2014, Jamie Lewis created this drink at Bath & Bottle in Douglas, Isle of Man.

Created by Jamie Lewis