Updated May 2026.
A Mexican candy shot is house English, not IBA. IBA Paloma already 50 mL tequila / 5 mL lime / pinch of salt / 100 mL pink grapefruit soda. IBA Margarita already 50/20/15. US tequila 5.148 already ≥40%. Recovered 0.5 oz as IBA Recovered invented watermelon pucker ABV Count the tequila ounces.
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Paloma vs recovered half-ounce
5.148 already: US tequila ≥40%. Cristalino already is not a NOM class. IBA Paloma already 50/5/pinch/100 IBA Margarita already 50/20/15 IBA Lemon Drop already 30/20/15 vodka US shot already 1.5 fl oz.
Recovered 0.5 oz tequila / 1 oz watermelon pucker / two dashes hot sauce as IBA Recovered invented watermelon pucker ABV Recovered “three times less than a beer” Recovered chili-sugar rim as a statute Recovered vodka swap as a Mexican statute Watermelon liqueur is extra ethanol — read that neck. DJ 1942 already is añejo, not extra, Locked official beer tiles 6%/148; Bud Light 4.2%/110.
| Lock | What it is not |
|---|---|
| US tequila ≥40% | A recovered 0.5 oz statute |
| Paloma 50/5/pinch/100 | A candy-shot IBA |
| Margarita 50/20/15 | A watermelon Margarita IBA |
| US shot 1.5 fl oz | A recovered half-ounce lock |
| Cristalino ≠ NOM class | A candy NOM |
| Watermelon liqueur ABV | An invented pucker lock |
Count the pour
House table, not an IBA lock:
| Part | mL | fl oz |
|---|---|---|
| Tequila (recovered house) | 15 | 0.5 |
| Watermelon liqueur (recovered house) | 30 | 1.0 |
| Hot sauce | dashes | dashes |
15 mL of ≥40% tequila is about 0.33 of a US drink before the liqueur. A 1.5 fl oz tequila pour at 40% is one drink. A 750 mL 40% bottle is about 17 × 1.5 oz pours.
Sources
- 5.148 US tequila ≥40%. IBA Paloma 50/5/pinch/100. IBA Margarita 50/20/15.
- US shot 1.5 fl oz. cristalino is not a NOM class. NIAAA Dec 2025.