Paloma

Name: Paloma
Ingredients: 2 oz Fortaleza Blanco Tequila; 2 oz Fresh Squeezed Pink Grapefruit Juice; 2 oz Topo Chico; 1 dash(es) Agave Nectar; 1 ea Lime Wedge; Sea Salt

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By Jessie Birschbach

Submitted on: February 27, 2021

Refreshing

Seasonal

Tequilas and mezcals are my favorite spirits. They are by far the largest categories within my at-home bar. Perhaps it’s no surprise then my favorite cocktail is the Paloma. When I make them myself I always make sure to have the three most important ingredients; Topo Chico, Fortaleza blanco tequila, and fresh pink grapefruit juice. Normally I find Topo Chico to be too abrasive with its carbonation by itself, but it’s the optimal soda water in a Paloma. Often grapefruit soda (Jarritos, Squirt) i...

Ingredients

2 oz
Fortaleza Blanco Tequila

2 oz
Fresh Squeezed Pink Grapefruit Juice

2 oz
Topo Chico

1 dash(es)
Agave Nectar

1 ea
Lime Wedge

Sea Salt

Instructions

Garnish

Lime Wedge

Build

Build In Glass

Glass

Old Fashioned Glass

By Jessie Birschbach

Certified Sommelier

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Jessie Birschbach, Senior Wine & Beer Editor at The SOMM Journal magazine, is a Certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers with a background in fine dining (Spago, Beverly Hills; Mastro’s Steakhouse, Beverly Hills), creative marketing (Signature Creative, Protagonist), and comedy (iO West, UCB LA). Also an avid beer enthusiast, Jessie is a Certified Cicerone®, mediocre homebrewer, and member of the Pacific Gravity Homebrew Club. Her more recent enterprise involves pairing cannabi...

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Paloma

Mix the tequila, pink grapefruit juice, Topo Chico, and agave in a rocks glass with salted rim. Add ice to the top. Garnish with lime wedge.

Editor's Note

Fresh pink grapefruit juice and Fortaleza Blanco elevate this highball. The aggressive carbonation of Topo Chico provides the perfect backbone for a bright, citrus-forward sipper.