Tequila · 1950s, Mexico

Paloma

Tequila, grapefruit, lime, salt, soda: the Paloma is more popular in Mexico than the Margarita and the best beach club long drink.

Sweet4

Sour6

Bitter3

Strong4

Fresh9

Ingredients

5 cl tequila blanco
2 cl lime juice
1 cl agave syrup
10 cl grapefruit soda or fresh grapefruit juice plus soda
pinch of salt

Glass: Highball glass, rim with salt
Garnish: Grapefruit slice

Method

Salt the rim of the glass and fill it with ice.
Pour in tequila, lime, syrup and salt.
Top up with grapefruit soda, stir briefly.
Garnish with grapefruit.

The Paloma, the dove, comes from Mexico and is there what the Radler is in Germany: the drink for the afternoon. In Europe it became popular with the tequila boom after 2015, because it is lighter than a Margarita and lasts longer.

The Paloma lives off the grapefruit: soda from the bottle makes it sweet, fresh juice with soda makes it bitter and dry. In the beach clubs of Ibiza and Marbella it now belongs on every menu.