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 Tequila Sunrise.
Head to head
Paloma and Tequila Sunrise side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have tequila. Only the Paloma has lime juice, salt and grapefruit soda; only the Tequila Sunrise has orange juice and grenadine. In parts, a Paloma is 1 tequila and 2 grapefruit soda; a Tequila Sunrise is 3 tequila, 6 orange and 1 grenadine. By volume, the Paloma is 65% mixer and juice, 32% spirit and 3% citrus; the Tequila Sunrise is 60% mixer and juice, 30% spirit and 10% syrup and sugar. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Paloma is the stronger drink in the glass (11.7% ABV against 11.0%) and holds more alcohol (1.13 standard drinks against 1.01). The Tequila Sunrise has more calories (about 194 against 154) and more sugar (16.9 g against 10.8 g). Both are built and served in a highball.
Highballs & Fizzes · Tequila
The ratio · 1 : 2
Highlighted: not in the Tequila Sunrise.
Highballs & Fizzes · Tequila
The ratio · 3 : 6 : 1
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.
Tequila Sunrise vs.