Paloma

The Paloma is an IBA New Era Drink: 4 ingredients, built in the glass and served in a highball. That makes 179 ml in the glass: a middling measure.

Ingredients

• 50 mltequila
• 5 mlfresh lime juice
• 0.3 mlsalt
• 100 mlgrapefruit soda

Method

1. Poor the tequila into a highball glass, squeeze the lime juice.
2. Add ice and salt, fill up pink grapefruit soda.
3. Stir gently.

Garnish: Garnish with a slice of lime.

What it tastes like

bitter → sweet

It sits between bitter and sweet: 1.1 out of 10 of bitterness, 120th of 186 for sweetness.

round → sour

Citrus shows, but this is no sour: 37th of 186, and it comes from grapefruit soda.

light → strong

Just 11.2% in the glass: lighter than 61% of the catalogue, and the volume has as much to do with it as the recipe.

Its closest neighbour is the Batanga: 97 out of 100 for similarity.

Five that come close

• BatangaWith cola in place of grapefruit soda and longer by 26 ml.
• Mexican 55Built on vino and with sparkling wine in place of grapefruit soda.
• John CollinsRounder and built on gin.
• El DiabloWith ginger beer in place of grapefruit soda.
• Jungle BirdBuilt on rum and with dark rum in place of grapefruit soda.

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Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026