Paloma

By OcadoLife
The Paloma is a fresher, lesser-known cousin to the classic Margarita. This version by Oren Coleman, group bar manager at Ottolenghi’s Rovi restaurant, can be scaled up for a crowd –or make a batch to keep chilled in…
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Ingredients

7 total
  • 1 lime
  • 1 sprinkle of sea salt flakes
  • 50 ml of olmeca altos 100% agave plata tequila
  • 50 ml of pink grapefruit juice
  • 10 ml of agave syrup, (optional)
  • 100 ml of soda water
  • 1 pink grapefruit wedge

Method

4 steps
  1. Step 1

    Slice the lime in half and rub the rim of a tumbler or high ball glass with one half. Juice the other half of the lime; set aside.

  2. Step 2

    Dip the lime-rimmed glass in the sea salt flakes.

  3. Step 3

    Pour all the liquid ingredients, including the lime juice, into the glass. Leave out the agave syrup if you prefer it more sour.

  4. Step 4

    Add ice cubes to fill the glass to the top. Stir to mix, and garnish with a wedge of pink grapefruit.