Serious Eats: Recipes
Vampira
[Photograph: Jessica Leibowitz]
Like a cross between a Bloody Maria and a Paloma, this slightly spicy cocktail is lightened with lemon juice and a splash of grapefruit soda (Mexican Squirt is recommended, but Fresca will do in a pinch.) Cholula hot sauce makes it just a little hot, and Clamato adds complexity. Don't worry, you won't taste the clam juice. (Though this would be an excellent accompaniment to a spread of oysters, shrimp, and clams.)
This recipe is adapted from Deborah Schneider's Amor y Tacos.
