Paloma: A yummy Mexican drink to 'season' up your summer
Updated | By Minenhle Sibiya
Here's another delicious cocktail that you'll definitely want to put on your 'drinks for summer' list.
Whether you're looking for a Mexican dish or a Mexican drink, we've got you covered with the most immaculate Mexican vibes in the comfort of your own home in KwaZulu-Natal.
The Paloma tequila cocktail is one of Mexico's greatest prides and joys.
This cocktail has been one of the most popular drinks for years and years in Mexico.
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If you were wondering what Paloma means, it's a Spanish term which stands for 'dove'.
There has been a huge debate as to who the inventor of this amazing drink was.
Many Mexicans have speculated that it was Don Javier Delgado Corona, who was the owner of a bar called La Capilla.
Just as every cocktail has a signature ingredient which sets it apart from other cocktails, the main ingredient for the Paloma is a grapefruit.
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Here's how you can make your own Paloma:
Ingredients
- Lime wedge
- Coarse salt for glass rim
- Tequila
- Grapefruit juice or soda
- Lime juice
- Ice
- You dip your glass rim into the coarse salt - this is completely optional.
- You add your ice into the glass
- You add your grapefruit soda.
- You add a shot of Tequila.
- You add a shot of lime juice as well as the lime wedge.
- You stir the ingredients together and enjoy your drink.
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