Salted Citrus Punch

About the Salted Citrus Punch

Take Timber Creek’s Florida Vodka, add lime juice, orange juice, a pinch of sea salt, and a top of soda water, and you get the Salted Citrus Punch, a tangy, refreshing cocktail where the salt is doing more work than the name might suggest. Rather than sitting on the rim, the salt is folded into the shake itself, softening the acidity of the lime and orange and rounding out the citrus in a way that a straight juice mix can’t manage on its own. The soda water on top keeps the whole drink light and bubbly rather than heavy.

The vodka’s job here is to stay out of the way while still giving the drink some substance, and Florida Vodka does exactly that. Produced through Timber Creek’s grain to glass process on their family farm in Crestview, it has just enough grain presence to keep the citrus and salt from feeling like a mocktail with alcohol added, while staying neutral enough that the fresh juices remain the star of the glass. To build it, shake the vodka, lime juice, orange juice, and sea salt with ice until well chilled, strain into a glass over fresh ice, and top with soda water.

Finish with a lime wedge on the rim for both aroma and a little extra tartness with each sip. It’s a simple build, but the order matters: shaking the salt in with the juices rather than adding it after gives a more even, less gritty result than rimming the glass. This cocktail was made for seafood.

Serve it alongside seafood ceviche or grilled fish, where the salt and citrus in the drink mirror the seasoning on the plate instead of competing with it. It also works well as a warm weather sipper on its own, something light enough to drink through an afternoon on the water. Because it drinks easy and cool, keep an eye on your pace and always drink responsibly.

Take Timber Creek’s Florida Vodka, add lime juice, orange juice, a pinch of sea salt, and a top of soda water, and you get the Salted Citrus Punch, a tangy, refreshing cocktail where the salt is doing more work than the name might suggest. Rather than sitting on the rim, the salt is folded into the shake itself, softening the acidity of the lime and orange and rounding out the citrus in a way that a straight juice mix can’t manage on its own. The soda water on top keeps the whole drink light and bubbly rather than heavy.

The vodka’s job here is to stay out of the way while still giving the drink some substance, and Florida Vodka does exactly that. Produced through Timber Creek’s grain to glass process on their family farm in Crestview, it has just enough grain presence to keep the citrus and salt from feeling like a mocktail with alcohol added, while staying neutral enough that the fresh juices remain the star of the glass. To build it, shake the vodka, lime juice, orange juice, and sea salt with ice until well chilled, strain into a glass over fresh ice, and top with soda water.

Finish with a lime wedge on the rim for both aroma and a little extra tartness with each sip. It’s a simple build, but the order matters: shaking the salt in with the juices rather than adding it after gives a more even, less gritty result than rimming the glass. This cocktail was made for seafood.

Serve it alongside seafood ceviche or grilled fish, where the salt and citrus in the drink mirror the seasoning on the plate instead of competing with it. It also works well as a warm weather sipper on its own, something light enough to drink through an afternoon on the water. Because it drinks easy and cool, keep an eye on your pace and always drink responsibly.