This is one of my all-time favourite cocktails, and it's so simple! Just tequila, grapefruit and soda, or tequila and grapefruit soda, or tequila, grapefruit, lime, sugar and soda. I've actually had Palomas made many different ways.
Today I squeezed grapefruit for fresh-squeezed juice, added fresh lime juice and sugar, tequila, ice and soda, with a half-salt rim and a pretty slice of grapefruit to garnish.
When we were in Mexico last year I had a Paloma that was just tequila and Jarritos grapefruit soda with a Tajín (chili lime spice) rim and a massive grapefruit slice to garnish.
If you can find grapefruit soda, this method is much easier, but I do love the flavour of fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice.
Here's the recipe!
Paloma Cocktail (makes one drink)
salt or chili-lime seasoning
grapefruit wedge
1/4 cup fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup tequila
1/4 cup club soda
Sprinkle salt or seasoning on a flat plate. Run the grapefruit wedge around the rim of a 12oz glass and coat the rim of the glass halfway or completely in salt or seasoning.
Add grapefruit and lime juice and sugar to the glass and stir until sugar dissolves. Add the tequila and fill the glass with ice. Top with club soda.
Cheers!
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