The paloma was already the saltiest, most citrus forward cocktail in the canon, which makes a Salty Orange Paloma a short and logical walk. Grapefruit soda, fresh lime, optional tequila, and a serving of Saltivate Salty Orange, which adds real orange flavor and 800mg of sodium to an electrolyte cocktail that still tastes like a proper paloma.
It builds in five minutes, no shaker required. Dissolve the Saltivate in a splash of soda first so it mixes clean, then add ice and everything else. Leave out the tequila and it becomes a grapefruit orange mocktail that holds its own at a barbecue. The salted rim is traditional and, in this case, thematically correct.
Cocktails · 5 min · 1 serving
Ingredients
- 1 serving Salty Orange
- 7 oz (200 ml) Grapefruit soda
- 1 oz (30 ml) Lime juice
- 2 oz (60 ml) Tequila, optional
Steps
- Rim the glass with salt, then fill it with ice.
- Stir the Saltivate serving into a splash of soda until dissolved.
- Add the lime juice and tequila, then top with grapefruit soda.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Per serving with tequila: about 220 kcal, 23g carbs, 22g sugar.
