Paloma
- 2 oz60 ml blanco tequila
- 1 oz30 ml fresh grapefruit juice
- ¾ oz22 ml fresh lime juice
- ¾ oz22 ml grapefruit syrup
- Top withTop with soda water (about 2-3 oz)
- Salt the rim of a highball glass if you like, then fill it with ice.
- Shake the tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice and grapefruit syrup with ice.
- Strain into the glass, top with soda water, and stir once gently.
- Garnish with a half-wheel of grapefruit.
Garnish: grapefruit half-wheel; salt rim optional
The syrup
In this recipe
Grapefruit Syrup¾ oz22 ml
Grapefruit syrup is grapefruit zest steeped in hot sugar syrup, with fresh grapefruit juice stirred in off the heat.
our grapefruit syrup is still 1:1 sugar to liquid, so swap it 1:1 for the simple syrup; it adds back the grapefruit flavor that grapefruit soda would give
As printed: 3/4 oz simple syrup (1:1 sugar:water)
Where it comes from
No one knows exactly where the Paloma started. In Mexico it has long been a casual highball of tequila and grapefruit soda. Craft bars later popularized builds that use fresh grapefruit juice, sugar and soda water in place of the soda.
Source: Traditional Mexican highball; fresh-juice build as printed by Punch by Punch editors; Rick Bayless (alternate).
Checked against: Punch - Paloma · Rick Bayless - Fresh Grapefruit Paloma · Kindred Cocktails - Paloma (traditional soda version and variants)
Gear for this drink
Mixology & Craft 16-Piece Cocktail Shaker Set
OXO SteeL Angled Measuring Jigger
Best for Measuring syrup into drinks
Cuisinart Fine Mesh Stainless Strainers (set of 3)
Best for Every infused or fruit syrup