Cocktail · Mexico
Paloma
Make Mexico’s refreshing Paloma with blanco tequila, grapefruit soda and fresh lime, measured in both oz and ml and served over plenty of ice.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Highball glass
- Base
- Tequila
Ingredients
- 2 oz (60 ml) blanco tequila
- 0.5 oz (15 ml) fresh lime juice
- 4 oz (120 ml) grapefruit soda
- 0.5 oz (15 ml) Pinch of salt
Garnish
Grapefruit wedge
How to make it
- 1Chill a highball glass and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add blanco tequila, lime juice, grapefruit soda and Pinch of salt to the highball glass, putting any sparkling ingredient in last.
- 3Add ice and stir gently three times to combine without flattening bubbles.
- 4Finish with grapefruit wedge and serve immediately.
The story behind Paloma
The Paloma is one of Mexico’s most popular tequila highballs. Grapefruit soda makes it quick, cooling and less formal than a shaken cocktail, which helps explain its everyday appeal.