Paloma

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The Paloma is a deliciously fruity tequila drink, perfect for fans of agave spirits as well as being a good way to convert any sceptics.

Tequila drinks are often known for their strong, sometimes even savoury, flavour profiles, with tequila often being combined with salt to create a lip-smacking sour-and-salty cocktail.

For those tequila enthusiasts who want a full range of tequila classics, no tequila menu would be complete without that most famous of tequila tipples; the Margarita.

For a long gin drink, try the Tom Collins, a classic mix of gin, lemon, sugar and soda, or for a great rum high-ball, there’s always the Dark & Stormy, a Caribbean-spiced combo of rum, lime, ginger beer and Angostura bitters.

For those who prefer their cocktails on the sweet side there are plenty of tequila drinks to suit all palates, for a sweeter take on the classic Margarita, there’s the Tommy’s Margarita, this cocktail leaves out the usual triple sec and sweetens the recipe up with some agave syrup, usually served on the rocks and without a salt rim this is a nice sweet-and-sour alternative to the tart and savoury classic recipe.

If you’re hoping to feature the Paloma on your cocktail menu and want to know more about what drinks might go well with it, be sure to speak to your event organiser about your options, or check out some other tequila-based, summery or high-ball style cocktails from our list.

Video Transcription

Hi, guys. Sasā here live from TT Liquor store. Today we’re going to show you how to make a delicious Mexican treat. And it’s the Paloma. And we teamed up with El Rayo, which is an absolutely delightful little spirit. And Kay is going to show you how to make this cocktail step by step. So over to you, my friend.

All right guys, it’s Kay back here at TT Liquor. Today I’m going to be showing you how to make a Paloma, really delicious tequila drink. First thing I want in here is some fresh fruit. A Paloma, essentially is a kind of grapefruit margarita, so I’m going to put some fresh lime and some fresh grapefruit in this glass.

So I got some lime here, I’m just going to quarter this down into some little muddlelable slices. I’ll pop those straight in the bottom my glass. And I’ve got a grapefruit here, and I’m just going to do the same with that.

Alright. So I’m going to pop all of these bits of fresh fruit in the bottom of my glass here. Got my muddler. I’m just going to use that to give them a good old squish, get the juice out of that lime and grapefruit.

And now we’re ready for our kind of main ingredient in a Paloma which is, of course, some tequila. We’ve got this beautiful El Rayo tequila today. I’m using the Blanco, which is really nice and clean and sharp. And it’s going to be perfect in this drink. Now, I want a double shot or 50ml of my tequila. So I got my big measure here, fill that all the way up to the rim.

I’m now going to go ahead and fill this glass up with some cubed ice, there we go. And the final thing that’s going to complete our Paloma is a really nice grapefruit soda. We’re using this Three Cents, all natural soda, which is made by a nice little independent soda brand. So I’ll pop this open, top up my glass. I’ll give that a bit of a stir.

And finally, for a garnish, I’m just going to do myself another nice little slice. So that is our Paloma, ready to drink.