How to Make a Paloma

When making a Paloma the best advice I can give you is to use fresh ingredients! It makes such a huge difference. This is one of my favorite tequila based cocktails besides a spicy margarita.

These are perfect to make during the summer or when Cinco de Mayo rolls around. Let’s be honest, it’s good year round! Using freshly squeezed grapefruit and lime juice this cocktail is so refreshing. It’s sweetened with agave nectar and uses tequila for the spirit. It’s finally topped off with pink grapefruit sparkling water and garnished with a basil sprig and a grapefruit slice.

When making this cocktail I like to use good tequila. I feel if you want a good drink you need to use good ingredients. So fresh juices and good tequila is a must! I also like to use silver tequila in cocktails. My favorite tequila is Lalo Blanco/Silver tequila. Other good brands I enjoy are Espolon, Corralejo, Don Julio and Herradura.

What is a Paloma?

The paloma is a tequila based cocktail. The drink is commonly prepared with tequila, grapefruit juice, lime and topped with soda, like squirt. There are different variations of making it. I personally don’t like using soda so I always go for fresh juices and use flavored sparkling water. 

How to Make a Paloma

Ingredients

• 2 oz Tequila, I enjoy using silver  
• 2 oz Grapefruit juice, freshly squeezed 
• ½ oz agave nectar 
• ½ oz lime juice, freshly squeezed  
• Sparkling Grapefruit water
• Ice
• Sprig of basil, for garnish
• Grapefruit wedge, for garnish
• Tajin or coarse salt, to rim glass 

Directions

1. Take your cocktail glass and run a lime wedge around the rim of the glass then dip the rim in either tajin or coarse salt. Fill with fresh ice and set aside. 
2. In a shaker, add ice, tequila, agave nectar, grapefruit and lime juice. Shake vigorously for 5-7 seconds.
3. Pour drink over ice and top off with sparkling water. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge and a sprig of basil. Cheers my friend! 

# Tips

Use fresh ingredients! It makes such a huge difference. Bottled grapefruit and lime juice does not taste the same as freshly squeezed juice. It’s going to be a little more time consuming but you will thank yourself later.

I like to use silver tequila when making this cocktail. I think it tastes better over the other types of tequila. Don’t get me wrong I love reposado or anejo tequila especially as shots but today let’s use the silver tequila.

You can rim the glass with tajin, coarse salt or nothing. It’s your drink, make it the way you like it! 

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Paloma

This Paloma cocktail is made with tequila, agave nectar and fresh grapefruit and lime juice. It's refreshing and good to make anytime!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients

  

• 2 oz Tequila I enjoy using silver
• 2 oz Grapefruit juice freshly squeezed
• ½ oz Agave nectar
• ½ oz Lime juice freshly squeezed
• Sparkling grapefruit water
• Ice
• Sprig of basil for garnish
• Grapefruit wedge for garnish
• Tajin or coarse salt to rim glass

Instructions

 

• Take your cocktail glass and run a lime wedge around the rim of the glass then dip the rim in either tajin or coarse salt. Fill with fresh ice and set aside. 
• In a shaker, add ice, tequila, agave nectar, grapefruit and lime juice. Shake vigorously for 5-7 seconds.
• Pour drink over ice and top off with sparkling water. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge and a sprig of basil. Cheers my friend!

Keyword Authentic Mexican Recipes, Cinco de Mayo drinks, Cocktail Recipes, Mexican Cocktails, Paloma Cocktail Recipe, Refreshing Cocktails, Tequila Cocktails