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A tall glass filled with a light pink paloma mocktail over crushed ice, garnished with a grapefruit slice and dried lime, sits on a coaster, with another drink and grapefruit pieces nearby.

Best Paloma Mocktail (with Homemade Grapefruit Syrup)

Lindsey Neumayer
This Non-Alcoholic Paloma Mocktail recipe is a refreshing drink full of grapefruit flavor without the tequila, so you can enjoy all the bright and zesty flavor without any of the booze!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Course Mocktail
Cuisine American, Mexican
Servings 1
Calories 20 kcal

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Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ounces Alcohol Alternative Spirit optional, such as Seedlip Grove 42
  • 1.5 ounces grapefruit simple syrup
  • 1 ounce grapefruit juice freshly squeezed
  • 1 ounce lime juice freshly squeezed
  • 5 drops saline solution
  • seltzer water to top
  • lime slices for garnish
  • grapefruit slices for garnish
  • lime salt optional, for rimming glasses

Instructions
 

  • Juice citrus. Juice one lime and half a grapefruit to get 1 ounce of juice, each.
    1 ounce grapefruit juice, 1 ounce lime juice
  • Garnish glass. Garnish your glass by using a lime wedge to rim the glass, then pressing it in a small dish filled with homemade lime salt or coarse salt.
    lime salt
  • Chill glass. Fill your glass with ice.
  • Add syrup. Add 1.5 grapefruit simple syrup to glass.
    1.5 ounces grapefruit simple syrup
  • Add juices. Add 1 ounce of lime juice and 1 ounce of grapefruit juice.
    1.5 ounces grapefruit simple syrup, 1 ounce grapefruit juice
  • Add optional alternative spirit. If using, add 2 ounces of alcohol-free spirit alternative.
    2 ounces Alcohol Alternative Spirit
  • Add saline solution. Drip in 5 drops of saline solution.
    5 drops saline solution
  • Top with seltzer. Top with seltzer water to fill the glass.
    seltzer water
  • Garnish drink. Garnish with lime slice and grapefruit wedge.
    lime slices, grapefruit slices
  • Serve. Serve immediately.

Notes

An alcohol-alternative spirit is nice to have, but not necessary. If you don’t have one, you can add in more seltzer water instead.
Do not skip the saline solution! It helps to balance the bitterness and acidity in this mocktail. If you don’t have time to make one, use a small pinch of salt.

Nutrition

Calories: 20kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 0.3gFat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 79mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 16IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.1mg
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Keyword: alcohol free, citrus, grapefruit, mocktail