Paloma (cocktail)

Paloma

IBA official cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Tequila
Served	On the rocks:poured over ice
Standard garnish	slice of lime
Standard drinkware	Highball glass
IBAspecified ingredients†	50 ml 100% agavetequila 5 ml fresh lime juice pinch of salt 100 ml pink grapefruit soda
Preparation	Pour the tequila into a highball glass, squeeze the lime juice. Add ice and salt, fill up pink grapefruit soda. Stir gently.
†Paloma recipeatInternational Bartenders Association

Thepaloma(Spanish for "dove" ) is atequila-based cocktail. This drink is most commonly prepared by mi xing tequila, lime juice,and a grapefruit-flavored soda such asFresca,Squirt,orJarritosand served on the rocks with alimewedge. Adding salt to the rim of the glass is also an option.

Alternatively, thegrapefruitsoda can be replaced with fresh white or redgrapefruit juice(jugo de toronja) andclub soda(sugar optional).

A simple paloma is a two-ingredient cocktail consisting only of tequila and grapefruit-flavored soda.A more complex variant of the Paloma is thecantarito,which in addition to lime juice, also has lemon juice and orange juice.

The paloma is more flavorful than its closest relative, thegreyhound,which consists of grapefruit juice and eitherginorvodkamixed and served over ice.

Some believe the name of the cocktail comes from the Spanish for "dove", but others suspect the name comes from a derivation of the wordpomelo,which is the Spanish for "grapefruit".

See also

• Lonkero
• List of cocktails
• Liquor portal