Grab a good quality blanco (or вЂњsilverвЂќ) tequila for the best palomas. What Is The Best Tequila For Paloma Cocktails? And I was given this bamboo bar rimmerВ (in the photo above) as a gift, which is extra lovely when entertaining. I have this inexpensive margarita salt, in its own dipping dish with sealable lid, and it works great. Do not twist the glass in the salt, or you risk losing some of the granules that are already attached.ДЇor the salt, use course kosher salt or any specialty margarita salts. Then dip the wet rim into the course salt, straight down and then straight back up. Simply run the cut side of a lime wedge around the rim of your glass. ItвЂ™s super easy to make those fancy-looking salted rims, and they taste awesome with palomas and margaritas!

Fill the remainder of the glass with ice and give the drink a quick stir.

Add the tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice, sparkling water, and simple syrup.

ItвЂ™s a perfect sipper for a hot summerвЂ™s evening in the back yard with friends. This is a really easy cocktail to make at home.

ice вЂ“ When I drink this simple cocktail, I want it COLD!!.

And then drop the lime wedge in for garnish right before serving!

lime wedge & coarse salt вЂ“ For rimming the glass.

simple syrup вЂ“ Add as little or as much as you like, to balance out the tartness of grapefruit and lime.

sparkling water вЂ“ I like Topo Chico sparkling mineral water, but you could use any plain sparkling water.

Freshly squeezed juice will give you the best tart drink!

fresh lime juice вЂ“ Again, no concentrates.

fresh grapefruit juice вЂ“ Only use freshly squeezed, please! In a pinch, look for 100% grapefruit juice вЂњnot from concentrateвЂќ, usually in the refrigerated juices section of the grocery store.

A good quality blanco (or silver) tequila is perfect.

blanco tequila вЂ“ This refreshing sipper deserves a light, clean tequila.

So thatвЂ™s how IвЂ™ve been making my palomas ever since! вЂњWhere I come from (Mexico), we use real grapefruit and lime juices, tequila, and Topo Chico mineral water вЂ“ and if someone wants theirs a little sweeter, just add some simple syrup.вЂќ A clerk at a local MN wine store shared with me how he makes palomas. Ingredients вЂ“ WhatвЂ™s In A PalomaДЄfter enjoying a week in Mexico a few years ago, with palomas by the poolвЂ¦well, I knew I needed to recreate that drink back home. But I reeeeeeeally like to use fresh grapefruit and lime juices, so IвЂ™m going to share how I make my favorite paloma at home. In its most traditional form, a paloma drink is made of only two ingredients вЂ“ tequila and grapefruit soda (such as Squirt). Many people think that paloma means вЂњgrapefruitвЂќ in Spanish, but that is not correct. The paloma is a favorite drink in MexicoвЂ¦because all that tequila, right?! ItвЂ™s one of my favorite cocktails for entertaining! What Is A Paloma? If you love the sound of a grapefruit cocktail, but arenвЂ™t a fan of tequila, be sure to check out this Rosemary Greyhound Cocktail. Serve it over ice in a salt-rimmed glass, and youвЂ™ve got yourself an awesome thirst-quenching tequila cocktail! The Paloma cocktail is super refreshing, with fresh grapefruit and lime juices, tequila, and sparkling water. I am definitely a fan of tequila and fresh lime!Д«ut do you know about the Paloma? ItвЂ™s similar to a margarita, but this drink gives the starring role to fresh grapefruit juice. Just peruse the cocktails here and youвЂ™ll see what I mean. If youвЂ™ve hung around me in person or here on the blog for awhile, itвЂ™s pretty obvious.

Serve it over ice in a salt-rimmed glass, and youвЂ™ve got yourself an awesome thirst-quenching tequila cocktail! Refreshing Paloma Cocktail

Paloma drink