The paloma (Spanish for "dove") is a

tequila Tequila (; ) is a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila northwest of Guadalajara, and in the Jaliscan Highlands ('' Los Altos de Jalisco'') of the central western Mexican s ...

-based cocktail. This drink is most commonly prepared by mixing tequila, lime juice, and a grapefruit-flavored soda such as

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, Squirt, or

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and served on the rocks with a lime wedge. Adding salt to the rim of the glass is also an option. Alternatively, the

grapefruit The grapefruit (''Citrus'' × ''paradisi'') is a subtropical citrus tree known for its relatively large, sour to semi-sweet, somewhat bitter fruit. The interior flesh is segmented and varies in color from pale yellow to dark pink. Grapefruit ...

soda can be replaced with fresh white or red

grapefruit juice Grapefruit juice is the juice from grapefruits. It is rich in vitamin C and ranges from sweet-tart to very sour. Variations include white grapefruit, pink grapefruit and ruby red grapefruit juice.The World's Healthiest Foods; Grapefruit. ''The ...

(''jugo de toronja'') and club soda (sugar optional). A simple paloma is a two-ingredient cocktail consisting only of tequila and grapefruit-flavored soda. A more complex variant of the Paloma is the

cantarito A cantarito is a tequila-based highball, Paloma (cocktail), paloma-like cocktail, with more ingredients: orange juice, lemon juice, and lime juice, served in a clay cup known as a ''jarrito de barro'' that helps keep the drink cold. It can conta ...

, which in addition to lime juice, also has lemon juice and orange juice. The paloma is more flavorful than its closest relative, the

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, which consists of grapefruit juice and either gin or

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mixed and served over ice.

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