Paloma Cooler
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Blueprint, July/August 2007
- Yield Makes one 10-ounce drink
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Ingredients
- 1 lime wedge, for garnish
- Coarse salt, for rim
- Ice
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1 ounce platinum tequila
- 1 bottle Mexican grapefruit soda
Directions
- Rub rim of a highball glass with lime wedge; invert glass in a small dish of coarse salt, twisting to coat rim. Fill glass halfway with ice, 1 teaspoon lime juice, and 1 ounce platinum tequila, then top with Mexican grapefruit soda. Stir. Place cored-out lime half in drink and fill with tequila (try a reposado for added flavor).
I am mexican and I can tell you for sure that the best flavor for this drink is given by the "Del Valle" grapefruit soda. Try it!!! Its absolutely delicious.
This drink is fantastic! My friends thought I was genius when I served it at Cinco de Mayo. Love the lime- and be a little generous with the tequila!
Really tasty and refreshing. I think fresca tastes funky, so I used Jarritos brand Toronja (Grapefruit) soda that I bought at a latin market. I ignored the proportions on the recipe since I bough a big bottle of soda and mixed it like I would any other simple drink (e.g. gin
The Paloma drink is popular all over Guadalajara, where I just came back from. The Mexican Grapefruit soda is Fresca the popular no calorie soda in the U.S. They didn't use the cored-out lime bit. They use your tequila of choice, we preferred the reposado. To make salt rim a glass, fill with ice, pour a shot (or two) of 100% agave tequila of your choice, fill the rest with Fresca, squeeze 2 -3 fresh limes into the drink. Also, this is a lot lower in calories then a regular margarita.