Paloma Spritz – What’s Gaby Cooking

If you’ve been hanging out around this corner of the internet for a while, you know I love a cocktail with a bit of fizz! This Paloma Spritz is my go-to summer cocktail of choice!

Tequila, lime juice, grapefruit juice and a splash of sparkling water… that’s basically the Paloma Spritz in it’s simplest form and I can guarantee if you’re a fan of a skinny margarita, you’ll love this!

Tequila def matters and it’s not all created equal. Some tequila is heavily sweetened and since this Paloma Spritz is quite clean, you want your tequila to be pretty straightforward. We tend to shy away from anything to caramel flavored. We love Lalo and Fortaleza are our current tequilas of choice in this house.

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Paloma Spritz

Gaby

If you’ve been hanging out around this corner of the internet for a while, you know I love a cocktail with a bit of fizz! This Paloma Spritz is my go-to summer cocktail of choice!

Prep Time 5 mins

Total Time 5 mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine Mediterranean

• 4 ounces tequila
• 4 ounces fresh grapefruit juice plus wedges for garnish
• 4-6 ounces sparkling water
• 1 ounce lime juice
• 1/2 ounce honey, agave nectar, or simple syrup to taste (optional)
• coarse sea salt for the rim of the glasses
• ice

• Salt the rim of 2 cocktail glasses by rubbing a grapefruit wedge around each edge and dipping them into a small plate of salt. Fill each glass halfway with ice.

• In a cocktail shaker, combine the tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and agave nectar with a few cubes of ice. Give it a shake and fill both glasses with equal amounts of the mixture. Top with the sparkling water and garnish with grapefruit wedge.