Paloma
Highballs & Fizzes · Tequila
- Strength
- 11.7%
- Std. drinks
- 1.13
- Calories
- 154
- Sugar
- 10.8 g
- 1¾ ozTequila50 ml
- 1 tspLime juice5 ml
- A pinchSalt
- 3¼ ozPink grapefruit soda100 ml
The ratio · 1 : 2
Highlighted: not in the Sex on the Beach.
Head to head
Paloma and Sex on the Beach side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
They have no ingredient in common: the Paloma has tequila, lime juice, salt and grapefruit soda, the Sex on the Beach vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice and cranberry juice. In parts, a Paloma is 1 tequila and 2 grapefruit soda; a Sex on the Beach is 2 vodka, 1 peach schnapps, 2 orange and 2 cranberry. By volume, the Paloma is 65% mixer and juice, 32% spirit and 3% citrus; the Sex on the Beach is 57% mixer and juice, 29% spirit and 14% liqueur. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Sex on the Beach is the stronger drink in the glass (12.7% ABV against 11.7%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.13 and 1.10 standard drinks). The Sex on the Beach has more calories (about 170 against 154) and more sugar (13.6 g against 10.8 g). Both are built and served in a highball.
Highballs & Fizzes · Tequila
The ratio · 1 : 2
Highlighted: not in the Sex on the Beach.
Highballs & Fizzes · Vodka
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 2 : 2
Full Sex on the Beach recipe →
Highlighted: not in the Paloma.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.
Paloma vs.
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