Grapefruit Paloma

Red Rio grapefruit juice is the base, which is why this tastes more like fruit than like flavoring. Palomas live or die on that bitterness, and real grapefruit gives it the edge that grapefruit soda never quite manages. It comes in at 30 calories and 6g of natural sugar, agave-sweetened, with no alcohol at all. The rest is the Recess Zero Proof formula that runs across the line. Guayusa supplies 10mg of natural caffeine, and L-theanine and lemon balm sit alongside it. Recess built the range for people who want the ritual of a cocktail hour without the drink, so the cans are lightly sparkling and meant to be sipped slowly. Serve it cold over ice with a grapefruit wedge and a pinch of salt on the rim if you want to push it further toward the original.