Paloma Pitcher

Tequila, lime, and grapefruit juice pre-batched for a group, grapefruit soda added at the pour — Mexico's most consumed cocktail scaled for communal service.

Paloma Pitcher scales Mexico's most domestically consumed cocktail — the Paloma — into a group-service format suited to the communal, outdoor, food-focused drinking occasions where the drink's refreshing character is most appropriate. The Paloma's combination of tequila, grapefruit soda, lime juice, and salt has made it the default casual tequila cocktail in Mexico for generations, outselling the Margarita in domestic bars and restaurants. The pitcher format addresses the Paloma's one structural challenge for group service: grapefruit soda's carbonation, which is essential to the drink's effervescence and refreshing quality, dissipates quickly in a pre-mixed large vessel. The most successful Paloma Pitcher preparations pre-batch the tequila, lime juice, and a small amount of fresh grapefruit juice, then add the grapefruit soda at service to maintain carbonation. Jarritos Toronja — the Mexican grapefruit soda produced by the Jarritos company, which was founded in Mexico City in 1950 and whose range of Mexican-fruit-flavored sodas in glass bottles became cultural icons — is preferred for its more assertive, slightly bitter grapefruit character compared to American brands.