Paloma

Name: Paloma
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon kosher salt; ¼ cup fresh grapefruit juice; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; 1 teaspoon sugar; ¼ cup mezcal or tequila; ¼ cup club soda

A refreshing Mexican cocktail made with grapefruit juice, lime, mezcal or tequila, and club soda, served in a salt-rimmed glass. This citrusy drink is the perfect balance of sweet, tart, and fizzy.

1 servings

5 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•2 tablespoon kosher salt
•¼ cup fresh grapefruit juice
•1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
•1 teaspoon sugar
•¼ cup mezcal or tequila
•¼ cup club soda

Cooking Instructions

1.
Pour some kosher salt on a plate. Rub half of rim of a highball glass with a grapefruit wedge; dip rim of glass in salt. Combine 1/4 cup fresh grapefruit juice, 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, and 1 teaspoon sugar in glass; stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in 1/4 cup mezcal or tequila, add ice, and top off with 1/4 cup club soda. Garnish with grapefruit wedge.
5 min