A refreshing paloma cocktail with a salted rim and grapefruit garnish conveys a bright, summery mood.

Photography by Greg Dupree for Sweet July Magazine, Summer 2021 Issue

Perfect Paloma

By Sweet July

Perfect Paloma. The name says it all.

Serves: 2

We never need a reason to indulge in a tequila-based beverage...

Especially on a Summer evening. Try Ayesha’s Perfect Paloma, made with freshly squeezed grapefruit juice on a warm evening to end your work day.

This recipe originally appeared in the Summer 2021 Escape Issue of Sweet July Magazine.

A paloma cocktail, rimmed with salt and garnished with a grapefruit wedge, sits on a textured coaster. A second glass, filled with ice and citrus, rests nearby.

Ingredients

1/2 cup fresh grapefruit juice (from 2 grapefruits)

1/4 cup (4 ounces) mezcal

1/4 cup club soda

1 tbsp fresh lime juice (from 1 lime)

1 tbsp granulated sugar

Grapefruit slices, for garnish

Salt, for rim if desired

Instructions

step 1

Gently stir together all the ingredients in a pitcher filled halfway with ice until sugar is fully dissolved.

step 2

If desired, dip the rims of 2 glasses in kosher salt.

step 3

Fill glasses with ice. Pour cocktail into glasses and garnish with grapefruit slices.

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Ingredients