One of Mexico’s most popular cocktails, the Paloma is a perfectly refreshing combination of sweet and tart with grapefruit, lime, and a pinch of salt.
Paloma
One of Mexico's most popular cocktails, the Paloma is a perfectly refreshing combination of sweet and tart with grapefruit, lime, and a pinch of salt.
Yield: makes one cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 oz. tequila blanco (silver)
- Juice of half a lime
- 3 oz. grapefruit juice
- 3 oz. seltzer
- 1 pinch salt
- Lime wedge, for garnish
Instructions
- Combine tequila, lime juice and a pinch of salt in a highball or Collins glass. Add ice and top with grapefruit and soda. Stir gently, then serve with a lime wedge garnish.