I may be a few weeks late on this drink I enjoyed on Cinco de Mayo but I wanted to post it anyway because it is such a perfect drink for spring and summer. K and I have been in the frenzy of buying our first house and just moved in this weekend. La Femme now officially has a new home base and now that the nightmare of moving is over, I plan on posting much more diligently and regularly. I have big plans for this little blog and I think the new offices of La Femme will be very helpful in implementing these plans. Now onto the important part, the cocktail! The Paloma is apparently the most popular tequila drink in Mexico (take that margarita!) and according to one of our cocktail books, the precursor of the margarita. Like that famous drink, it pairs tequila with citrus, this time grapefruit. Often made with grapefruit soda, I opted for freshly squeezed grapefruit juice and topped it with soda water for a fresher, more tart flavor than soda could deliver although you could easily replace the fresh grapefruit juice and soda water for grapefruit soda (I mean, who doesn't love Fresca!).
Instead of just salt on the rim, I used a mixture of salt and sugar and found it to be really tasty with the tartness of the lime and grapefruit juice. Like almost every drink with tequila, the Paloma is surprisingly strong and yet another great alternative to a margarita.
Paloma
2 oz tequila
Juice of 1/2 grapefruit
1/2 lime
splash of simple syrup
Soda Water
Mix all ingredients except for the Soda Water in a shaker with ice. Serve in a glass rimmed with sugar and salt on the rocks. Top with soda water. Garnish with a slice of grapefruit.
Ole!
Julie
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