Paloma Cocktail Pack

The Paloma is perhaps the hardest to beat when it comes to iconic tequila cocktails. Among other things, it is Mexico's national drink, which gives it authentic credibility. A Paloma is delicious, refreshing, and very simple to make with a few ingredients - tequila, lime juice, and grapefruit soda. That's why a Paloma is also hard to mess up.

Paloma means "dove" in Spanish, and while its origin is unknown, it reportedly dates back to the 1950s. Some attribute its creation to the legendary Don Javier Delgado Corona, the former owner and bartender of La Capilla (the chapel) in Tequila, Mexico.

When you're looking for a refreshing cocktail that hits all the right notes in less than two stirs, the Paloma, built directly in the glass, is a surefire hit.

Recipe suggestion:

• 5 cl Tequila
• 1 cl Fresh lime juice
• 12 cl Pink grapefruit soda
• Garnish: Grapefruit slice

You purchase the following in the cocktail package:

• 1 bottle Corralejo Blanco tequila
• 9 bottles 3 Cent Pink Grapefruit Soda
  

Steps:

• Add tequila, lime juice to a mixing glass with ice cubes.
• Add Pink grapefruit soda. 
• Stir together.
• Add a grapefruit slice as garnish.

If Pink Grapefruit soda is too bitter, you can add a little sugar syrup to balance the taste. You can also experiment with either replacing part of the Pink Grapefruit soda with freshly squeezed grapefruit juice or completely omitting the Pink Grapefruit soda and using a mix of freshly squeezed grapefruit juice and sparkling water. In both cases, the final variant will be more bitter than our suggestion, so you will need more sugar syrup to achieve the desired balance.

Some choose to salt the rim of the glass, while others add a pinch of salt directly to the drink. This step is not necessary, but it adds a quality that beautifully melts with the earthy tequila and tart grapefruit.

You can also choose to make it with Mezcal. Like tequila, it adds earthy and herbaceous notes to the cocktail, but it generally becomes more smoky and spicy.

The quantities presented in this recipe are merely our preference, but you can of course make the cocktail as you wish.

With the quantities given, for a whole bottle of Tequila, you will need 1.68 liters of Pink grapefruit soda.