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Are you looking for the perfect drink that can add to the fun this wedding season? Well, looks like you’ve reached the right article. No matter if you’re the couple who’s making sure perfection is achieved at your wedding or the bridesmaid who’s got the duty for the reception, we’ve got your back. This wedding season, you can keep your guests entertained with a palatable cocktail, which seems to be just right for the summer.

Oh, and including this aperitif to your drink’s menu will also keep them ready for a blast on the dance floor. Wondering what it is and how to make one? Don’t worry, we’ve got the entire recipe ready for you. Get over the regular margaritas because we’ve got Paloma this season. A typical Mexican cocktail, which is related to the margarita and uses grapefruit juice instead of lime in the tequila. When the citrus is changed, a simple sour that is sweet, tart, and invigorating occurs. It's perfect for happy hour drinks You can make your own Paloma at home using grapefruit juice and soda water instead of the grapefruit soda that is traditionally used to make the cocktail.

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Ingredients

• 2 ounces Tequila
• ½ ounce Lime Juice
• 2 ounces Grapefruit Juice (along with some wedges for garnish)
• 2 ounces Sparkling Water
• ¼ ounce Simple Syrup
• Sea Salt and mint leaves (For Garnishing)
• Ice
• Instructions:

To begin with, keep your glass ready because this cocktail is a quick mix and you can make it in just seconds to go with it.

While grapefruit soda is typically used to make the Paloma, you can also make your own version at home using grapefruit juice and soda water. You can start serving after adding a salt rim! Here is a recipe for a Paloma.

Take a glass of your choice and rub the rim with a lemon or grapefruit wedge. Now, dip the rubbed rim onto a small plate of sea salt.

Pour the tequila and lemon juice into the glass and mix well. Now add simple syrup, grapefruit juice and sparkling water to the glass. Fill the rest of the glass with ice and stir.

You can adjust the sweetness of the cocktail according to preference with simple syrup.

Your Paloma cocktail is ready. Garnish with a lemon or grapefruit wedge/wheel and mint leaves, and serve chilled. Enjoy!

• Tips:

If you’re not rimming the glass with salt, you can just add a pinch of it to the cocktail right before stirring and serving it. This will help to intensify the taste

From the April 2023 issue of FHM India.