The Alternative Mayor
Grapefruit-tequila paloma with smoked salt rim and a neighborhood herb — the destination CEO as civic leadership
In Chicago he called success gridlock. Now he calls the destination CEO the alternative mayor — accountable to the whole neighborhood, not just the ballroom.
Why this cocktail? The destination CEO is the alternative mayor now. This bright, salted paloma is a drink accountable to the whole neighborhood.
The Story
Welsh's most radical late-career move was to retire his own best line. The destination CEO today, he argues, is the alternative mayor — twenty-four hours a day on stage, accountable to residents and neighborhoods, not just occupancy. This paloma is that reframe: bright, salted, made from the fruit of the whole place, garnished with something that grew locally, and mixed for a room that lives well past the ballroom door.
Read Full Story →Ingredients
- 2 oz reposado tequila
- 2 oz fresh grapefruit juice
- 0.5 oz lime juice
- 0.5 oz agave
- Smoked salt rim
- Rosemary or thyme sprig
Preparation
- 1.Rim a coupe or rocks glass with smoked salt.
- 2.Shake tequila, grapefruit, lime, and agave with ice.
- 3.Strain into the glass.
- 4.Garnish with a fresh local herb — the neighborhood is the point.