Meet Your New Favorite: The Paloma

Mexico’s most famous cocktail is the Margarita, but we think it’s time that you meet her cousin, the Paloma. Like a Margarita, the Paloma is Tequila-based but chooses grapefruit juice as it’s main component for a refreshing and delicious cocktail. It’s a perfect pre-game drink to enjoy in the late afternoon before heading out on the town in Puerto Vallarta, and we have two recipes – a mixology version and a quick cocktail hack – that you can whip up in your fully equipped kitchen at Olas Altas Suites. 

Paloma (mixology version) 

• Step 1:  rim a highball glass with salt 
• Step 2: add ¼ cup of Tequila (a blanco or reposado) 

• Step 3: add ¼ cup of fresh grapefruit juice 
• Step 4:  add 1 teaspoon of agave syrup 
• Step 5: add ¼ cup of club soda 
• Step 6:  add a squeeze of fresh lime 
• Step 7: fill glass with ice and enjoy 

It’s not a difficult cocktail at all and it does not require a cocktail shaker – just a stir will do – but the Paloma mixology recipe requires 7 ingredients and steps, and you’re on vacation, so we have an easier option, as well. 

Paloma (quick and easy) 

• Step 1: rim a highball glass with salt 
• Step 2: add 1 part Tequila 
• Step 3: add 3 parts Squirt grapefruit soda (found at any convenience store) 

• Step 4: fill glass with ice and enjoy 

No matter which version you choose, it will be delicious and refreshing, and for those watching their waistlines, there is sugar-free Squirt available at any store as well, for a “Skinny Paloma” that packs far fewer calories than a traditional Margarita. 

Give the Paloma a try while you’re vacationing in Puerto Vallarta, either your own homemade version or at Sapphire Ocean Club. It may end up being your new favorite cocktail! 

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