Paloma
The Paloma is a traditional Mexican cocktail combining tequila with grapefruit flavored soda. In this post, I'm sharing both the classic recipe, as well as an updated version featuring grapefruit juice, sparkling water and agave nectar.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce tequila
- 4 ounces fresh grapefruit juice
- 4 ounces sparkling water
- ½ ounce lime juice
- ½ ounce agave nectar
Optional
- 1 teaspoon Tajin, or coarse salt - to rim the glass
Instructions
- Rub a lime wedge around the rim of a glass.
- Add Tajin or coarse salt to a small plate.
- Dip the rim of the glass in the Tajin or coarse salt.
- Fill the glass with ice.
- Add the tequila, grapefruit juice, sparkling water, lime juice and agave nectar.
- Use a spoon to stir all of the ingredients together in the glass. Serve immediately.
Notes
- To make a pitcher of this cocktail, change the serving amount in the recipe card above from 1 to 4, 8, or more! The recipe ingredients will automatically update to make the desired amount of cocktails. Combine all of the ingredients in a pitcher without ice. Add ice to glasses (with an optional Tajin or salted rim) and pour the cocktail from the pitcher into the glasses with ice.
- To make a traditional Paloma, combine 1 ounce tequila with 8 ounces squirt and ½ ounce lime juice. For a pitcher, combine a 2 liter bottle of squirt, 1 cup tequila and ¼ cup lime juice.
- To make a virgin Paloma, omit the tequila. This makes a refreshing mocktail!
Nutrition Facts
Calories 165kcal (8%)Carbohydrates 25g (8%)Protein 1g (2%)Fat 1g (2%)Sodium 27mg (1%)Potassium 204mg (6%)Fiber 1g (4%)Sugar 22g (24%)Vitamin A 15mgVitamin C 35mg (42%)Calcium 17mg (2%)Iron 1mg (6%)
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