Paloma Recipe

Time5m

Serves1

Tequila, grapefruit, lime juice, soda, lime garnish

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Ingredients

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1
Salt the rim
If you like a salted rim, rub a lime wedge around the glass rim and dip the rim into a shallow plate of salt to coat lightly. Set glass aside.

2
Fill a highball or Collins glass with ice (about 1 cup).
3
In a cocktail shaker or mixing glass filled with ice, combine 2 oz blanco tequila, 2 oz fresh grapefruit juice, 0.5 oz fresh lime juice, and 0.5 oz simple syrup if you prefer a slightly sweeter Paloma. Secure the lid and shake vigorously for 8–10 seconds to chill and slightly dilute the mixture.
4
Strain the shaken mixture into the prepared ice-filled glass, leaving room for soda (about 1–2 oz space).
5
Top with 2 oz grapefruit soda (or 2 oz club soda plus a 1 oz splash of grapefruit soda or fresh grapefruit juice and 0.25 oz simple syrup). Stir gently once or twice to combine.

6
Garnish with a lime wheel or wedge on the rim and, if desired, a grapefruit wedge or twist. Serve immediately with a straw or stirrer.