Paloma
Mexico's favourite cocktail — tequila with grapefruit soda and a salted rim.
Ingredients
- 50 ml
- 120 mlGrapefruit Soda
- 15 mlFresh Lime Juice(optional)
Details
- Glass
- highball glass
- Garnish
- grapefruit slice and salt rim
- Style
- highball
How to make a Paloma· 2 min
- 1Salt the rim of a highball glass (optional) and fill it with ice.
- 2Add the tequila and lime juice.
- 3Top with grapefruit soda and stir gently.
- 4Garnish with a grapefruit slice.
Bartender tip: The Paloma is often called Mexico's favourite tequila cocktail — more popular there than the margarita. Fresh grapefruit juice plus soda water works if you can't find grapefruit soda.
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