Paloma Cocktail
This iconic Mexican drink balances sweet, sour, and salty notes, packs a boozy kick and comes together in just a minute or two.
Ingredients
- 1.5 ounces tequila blanco or reposado
- 4 ounces of grapefruit soda Squirt, Fresca, Ting, or Jarritos
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1.5 teaspoons grapefruit juice optional
- Kosher salt
- Salt or Tajin for rim
- 2 oz. fresh grapefruit juice ¼ cup
- ½ oz. fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 oz. blanco tequila ¼ cup
- 2 oz. club soda ¼ cup
- Salt. Sugar or Tajin, for rim
Instructions
- Rim glass with salt or Tajin (optional)
- Fill a highball or rocks glass two-thirds full with ice.
- Slowly pour in grapefruit soda, filling the glass about one-third full.
- Add blanco tequila, lime juice, grapefruit juice, and a pinch of kosher salt.
- Stir gently and garnish with a grapefruit wedge or slice.
- Rim glass with salt or Tajin (optional)
- Fill a highball or rocks glass two-thirds full with ice.
- Add blanco tequila, lime juice, grapefruit juice, and sugar
- Then add club soda, stir gently and garnish with a grapefruit wedge or slice.
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