Summer is upon us and so is the search for a refreshing drink that is a bit tart and sweet and made with fresh juices. The Paloma is a tequila cocktail that utilizes the flavors of grapefruit and lime to make a bright and refreshing cocktail. Some people use grapefruit flavored soda (fever-tree sparkling grapefruit soda) but I like the freshness of fresh squeezed grapefruit juice with a smidge of agave for sweetness and a splash of soda water for the fizz. This can be easily changed into a batch drink by adding your ingredients in the proper ratio of how many drinks you want to have on hand (e.g., 8 oz tequila for 4 drinks) into a pitcher of ice (add the soda water last after you have stirred other ingredients together – then one last slow stir to mix).
Ingredients:
- Tequila (e.g., 1800 Silver/Blanco or your favorite)
- Fresh squeezed lime juice (strained)
- Fresh squeezed grapefruit juice (strained)
- Agave nectar or syrup
- Course kosher Salt
- Soda water
- Lime wedge
Tools:
Directions:
Paloma
- Prepare you glass by dipping the rim of the glass in some lime juice and dip into kosher salt to coat the rim with salt. I usually only salt half to allow a area of the glass to drink from that is salt free. Fill glass with ice prior to filling with cocktail.
- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice add the following
- 2 oz Tequila
- 3 oz grapefruit juice (fresh squeezed and strained)
- 1 oz lime juice (fresh squeezed and strained)
- ½ oz Agave Nectar/Syrup
- Strain drink into double rocks glass with salted rim filled with ice.
- Top with 2 oz soda water
- Garnish with lime wedge and enjoy!!!
Note: You can replace the grapefruit juice, soda and agave syrup with 5 oz of your favorite grapefruit soda (e.g., Squirt – more sweet, Fever Tree Pink Grapefruit Soda – more tart).
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