4 Paloma Cocktail Recipes To Try At Home

The Paloma cocktail has been a favourite in Mexico for many years, thought to have originated in the 1950s, when a grapefruit soda called Squirt was introduced to the country. But in recent times, the tequila-based tipple has soared in popularity all over the world, with fans loving its fruity, refreshing taste and pretty aesthetic – particularly during the summer months. Here’s how to make your own at home.

How To Make A Paloma Cocktail

A Paloma cocktail is traditionally made with tequila, pink grapefruit soda or grapefruit juice, lime juice and agave syrup, and served in a highball glass rimmed with salt – but there are lots of fun twists you can do too. Here, a handful of drinks brands share their takes on the Paloma.

PATRÓN’s Perfect Paloma

Ingredients:

• 45ml Patrón Reposado
• 90ml fresh grapefruit juice
• 15ml agave syrup (1:1)
• 15ml fresh-squeezed lime juice
• 30ml sparkling water
• 1 pinch of salt
• Grapefruit slice for garnish
• Salt rim (optional)

Method:

1. Combine all ingredients except sparkling water in a shaker tin and shake with ice to chill.
2. Strain onto fresh ice in a sugar and salt rimmed Collins’s glass.
3. Top with sparkling water and garnish with a grapefruit wedge.

Recipe from PATRÓN

Ellers Farm Distillery’s Pineapple Paloma

Ingredients:

• 30ml Ellers Farm Pineapple & Grapefruit Liqueur
• 20ml tequila
• 25ml lime juice
• 100ml pink grapefruit soda

Method:

1. Build all ingredients in a stemless wine glass.
2. Stir with ice.
3. Garnish with a pink grapefruit wedge and salt rim.

Recipe from Ellers Farm Distillery

Lanique’s Paloma Rosa

Ingredients:

• 50ml tequila
• 25ml Lanique Spirit of Rose liqueur
• 10ml lime juice (freshly squeezed)
• 30ml pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
• 30ml pink grapefruit soda

Method:

1. Shake ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. 
2. Top with pink grapefruit soda.
3. Garnish with grapefruit juice and a Himalayan pink salt rim.

Recipe from Lanique

The Lost Explorer’s Earthy Paloma

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz / 50 ml The Lost Explorer Espadín
• 3 oz / 100 ml Grapefruit Juice
• ¼ oz / 10 ml Lime Juice
• Tonic water to top (optional)
• Rimmed with volcanic salt & grapefruit slice

Method:

1. Combine all ingredients except tonic water in a shaker with ice.
2. Shake it up. 
3. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice.
4. Sit in the sunshine.

Recipe from The Lost Explorer