CLASSIC · TEQUILA BLANCO

Paloma

Name: Paloma
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Tequila Blanco; 15 ml Fresh Lime Juice; Salt; 100 ml Pink Grapefruit Soda; Ice Cubes; Lime Slice

Mexico's most beloved tequila cocktail, the Paloma is a sun-drenched mix of blanco tequila, pink grapefruit soda, and a kiss of lime and salt - effortlessly refreshing and endlessly drinkable.

Ingredients

Tequila Blanco50 ml

Fresh Lime Juice15 ml

Salt

Pink Grapefruit Soda100 ml

Ice Cubes

Lime Slice

Glassware

highball

Chilled.

Flavor

Grapefruit · Lime · Sea salt

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Run a lime wedge around the rim of a highball glass and dip it in salt to create a half-salt rim.
2
Fill the glass with ice cubes.
3
Pour in the tequila and fresh lime juice.
4
Top with pink grapefruit soda and stir gently once or twice to combine.
5
Garnish with a lime slice on the rim.

From the Bartender

The Paloma outsells the Margarita in Mexico by a wide margin - a fact most bartenders outside the country find surprising. Using a quality 100% agave blanco and a good pink grapefruit soda (Jarritos or Fever-Tree work beautifully) makes all the difference.

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