Paloma
A highly refreshing highball featuring tequila mixed with tart grapefruit soda and a squeeze of lime.
Base
tequila
Glassware
Highball glass
Flavor Profile
sourrefreshingbitter
Ingredients
- 2 oz tequila (blanco)
- 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
- Grapefruit soda, to top
- Salt for rimming
- Grapefruit wedge, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Rim a highball glass with salt and fill with ice.
- 2Add tequila and lime juice.
- 3Top with grapefruit soda, stir gently, and garnish with a grapefruit wedge.
Origin & Story
Mexico, mid-20th century
Its exact inventor is unknown, but the Paloma is believed to have emerged in Mexico as a simple tequila-and-grapefruit-soda highball; today it's arguably more popular in Mexico than the Margarita.
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