I was cooking with chickpeas tonight and had a grapefruit laying around… putting it together got me to this Paloma variation. And man, it’s great! Subtle flavor, bitter and sweet, high notes of the tequila, and a gorgeous silky texture.

• 2 1/2oz reposado tequila
• 3/4oz grapefruit juice
• 1/2oz agave
• 1oz aquafaba

Sounds really good! And great picture too.
How did you get the aquafaba so well incorporated? When I do it I always end up with a thick foam at the top, and not as much texture below.

Thanks! No big secret on the aquafaba, I don’t think. I used a fair amount and then really shook the shit out of it. It eventually separated, but after a shockingly long time! It maintained that nice, thick texture throughout, even drinking with the straw. Kinda reminded me of a nitro cold brew, if you’ve ever had one of those.

Right, I'll have to try to shake it even more then!

No shit, I'm drinking a paloma (regular) right now! Love a good paloma.

Try a smoother shake or a stir if you want to avoid a foam.

I also used to do a demarara gum syrup for a blinker cocktail I was making a raspberry simple syrup in this case, but it still works without- and should work with agave (just heat it up stir some of the gum Arabic powder in, then let cool)

I was doing it as a stirred highball anyway, (stir all but the soda thouroughly, add the soda, and give 3 more slow turns of the spoon to incorporate but minimize decarbonation) but when incorporated, the gum syrup gave the drink a silky feel, and kept the fruit flavors present on the tongue just a little longer, so they outlasted the bourbon.