This refreshing Paloma Cocktail is made with a deliciously vibrant blend of tequila, grapefruit and lime juice with a touch of simple syrup and splash of club soda.
Is it just me or does anyone else like to bust out all the fruity and refreshing cocktails once spring comes along? I hope I’m not the only one because I love sharing some cocktail creations with you!
This Paloma Cocktail is a fun and super easy drink that yon can whip up in just minutes using very minimal ingredients, which you already know that I love.
Anything that contains minimal ingredients but comes out tasting wonderful is right up my alley and this Paloma Cocktail is exactly one of those.
So the main start in this show is flavor wise is grapefruit juice. Now I don’t know about you but I absolutely adore grapefruit and grapefruit juice.
There is something about the tartness of it that really gets my tastebuds going. But the other ingredients in this cocktail recipe really balances out everything and makes it a wonderful drink.
Trust me if you are looking for something different and new this season this Paloma Cocktail is exactly what you’ve been looking for.
Some of my other favorite drink recipes that we have on our site include Raspberry Lime White Claw Slushie, Creamy Root Beer Rum Cocktail and Blue Hawaiian.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- With easy to find and minimal ingredients its a breeze to whip up.
- This recipe makes one which you can easily double or triple.
- You can adjust the sweetness to your liking using the simple syrup.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT BOTTOM):
Ice
Tequila
Grapefruit juice
Lime juice
Simple syrup
Salt
Club soda
HOW TO MAKE A PALOMA COCKTAIL STEP BY STEP:
- Fill a cocktail shaker about ⅔ with ice and add the tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and simple syrup. Cover and shake vigorously for 15 seconds until chilled.
- Dip the rim of a cocktail glass in simple syrup then into salt and fill halfway with ice.
- Strain the shaker into the cocktail glass and top with club soda.
- Garnish with a lime slice and grapefruit wedge.
Look at how easy this recipe is? And the color of it is amazing, I love colorful fruits in my cocktails so they don’t look boring, and this Paloma in my eyes is not boring at all.
WHAT IS A PALOMA COCKTAIL?
A Paloma is a tequila based cocktail. It is is most commonly prepared by mixing tequila, lime juice, and a grapefruit juice or grapefruit flavored sodas such as Fresca or Squirt and served with a salted rim on the rocks with a lime wedge.
Now the only change that we made to this Paloma Cocktail Recipe is that we added some simple syrup for sweetness and added the club soda for the bubbly.
I really like to use crushed or pebble ice for this drink as then you don’t have these huge ice cubes in the way that take up the whole glass and you don’t get much cocktail.
Plus it gets less watered down when you serve it that way, just enough ice to have it chilled but not enough to make it watered down and hold it’s flavor.
All around this Paloma Cocktail is a great drink that really refreshes you on a nice warm day in the spring and summer months. Now I still like it year round, but we usually serve it in the warmer months.
DO I HAVE TO USE TEQUILA?
For this drink yes, tequila is used traditionally and we have never made it any different so I can not recommend any other types of liquors to use in it’s place.
If you want to try to swap out the tequila for something else you sure can, but then you will have a whole new drink that you can call what you like.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- We use clear tequila for this recipe.
- Use fresh squeezed or refrigerated grapefruit juice for this recipe, DO NOT use shelf stable juice.
- Use fresh squeezed lime juice for best flavor.
- Simple syrup can be omitted or increased depending on desired sweetness.
- Salt rim can be omitted.
- You can use sodas listed above if you don’t like the flavor of straight grapefruit juice.
If you want a refreshing tequila based fruity drink to sip on to cool you down then you need to try my Paloma Cocktail!
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Paloma Cocktail
Ingredients
- Ice
- 2 oz. tequila
- 2 oz. grapefruit juice
- 1/2 oz. lime juice
- 1 tsp simple syrup plus more for rim
- Salt for rim
- 2 oz club soda
Instructions
- Fill a cocktail shaker about ⅔ with ice and add the tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and simple syrup. Cover and shake vigorously for 15 seconds until chilled.
- Dip the rim of a cocktail glass in simple syrup then into salt and fill halfway with ice.
- Strain the shaker into the cocktail glass and top with club soda.
- Garnish with a lime slice and grapefruit wedge.
Notes
- We use clear tequila for this recipe.
- Use fresh squeezed or refrigerated grapefruit juice for this recipe, DO NOT use shelf stable juice.
- Use fresh squeezed lime juice for best flavor.
- Simple syrup can be omitted or increased depending on desired sweetness.
- Salt rim can be omitted.
- You can use sodas listed above if you don't like the flavor of straight grapefruit juice.
Nutrition
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