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No. 060 Cocktails · Tequila

Paloma

Tequila, a squeeze of lime and a pinch of salt topped with pink grapefruit soda.

A pale pink Paloma over ice with grapefruit and lime slices and a straw
A Paloma Photo: Erich Wagner, CC BY-SA 4.0

Recipe card

ml oz

Makes 1 drink · about 2 min to make

Ingredients

Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.

Method

  1. Pour the tequila into a highball glass and squeeze in the lime juice.
  2. Add ice and the salt, then fill up with pink grapefruit soda.
  3. Stir gently and garnish with a lime slice.
Glass
Highball glass
Garnish
Lime slice
Technique
Built
Difficulty
Easy

Printable recipe card Quantities as given in the IBA's official specification.

About the Paloma

Simple and refreshing: tequila with grapefruit soda, sharpened by lime and seasoned with a pinch of salt.

Background

It is commonly made with tequila, lime juice and a grapefruit-flavoured soda, served with ice.

Tags: grapefruit tequila long drink

Sources

  1. IBA — Paloma (official specification)
  2. Wikipedia — Paloma (cocktail)

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