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    Home » Recent Posts » Mocktail Recipes for Non-Alcoholic Drinks

    Refreshing Paloma Grapefruit Mocktail (Non Alcoholic)

    Published: Jan 4, 2022 · Updated: Jan 2, 2022 by Katy McAvoy

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    Easy mocktail recipes are a fun option to have at the ready for your home bar. Paloma grapefruit mocktails are one of those recipes, mixing up quickly and easily to go alongside your homemade happy hour chips and salsa. 

    Grapefruit Paloma Mocktails

    This non alcoholic version of a traditional Paloma cocktail doesn’t stray far from its classic counterpart. Fresh grapefruit juice and fresh lime juice are in both drinks, but this Paloma mocktail gets an additional infusion of grapefruit - along with its sweetness - from grapefruit infused simple syrup. 

    Whether you choose to rim your glass with coarse salt, or skip it, this delicious sparkling grapefruit mocktail is the perfect sip for your next Taco Tuesday. 

    What You Need

    Ingredients for grapefruit paloma mocktails
    • A grapefruit
    • A lime
    • Grapefruit simple syrup (recipe below)
    • Club soda
    • Coarse salt (optional)

    How to Make a Paloma Mocktail

    Run a piece of grapefruit around the rim of a rocks glass and dip the rim in a shallow dish of coarse salt. Fill with ice and set aside. 

    Glass rim dipping in course salt

    Combine grapefruit juice, lime juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. 

    Shake well and pour into the prepared glass. 

    Mocktail ingredients being poured into a glass of ice.

    Top with club soda.  

    Soda water being poured into a glass of mocktail and ice

    Garnish with a lime wedge, if desired. Stir and enjoy! 

    How to Make Grapefruit Simple Syrup

    ½ cup water
    ½ cup sugar
    2 - 3 inch pieces of grapefruit peel 

    In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring the water to a simmer. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. 

    Sugar being poured into a small pot of hot water

    Remove from heat and add the 2 pieces of grapefruit peel. Let the peel infuse in the syrup until the syrup has reached room temperature. 

    Grapefruit peel in a pot of hot simple syrup.

    Remove peels and refrigerate syrup until ready to use. 

    Tips on Paloma Grapefruit Mocktails 

    Do I have to use fresh juice? 

    Fresh juice is the foundation of this recipe and will taste the best. You’ll want to squeeze a grapefruit and a lime for this mocktail. You’ll need about half of each - a grapefruit and a lime - for 1 mocktail. 

    What kind of grapefruit should I use? 

    Red grapefruit or pink grapefruit are the sweetest and will give the best flavor. White grapefruit will work too, but they tend to be more sour so you may need to add an additional 0.25 oz of grapefruit simple syrup to the drink. Just be sure to taste it in the shaker before you pour and adjust to your taste.

    How can I make this a cocktail? 

    To make this Paloma Mocktail into a Paloma cocktail, add 1.5 oz of silver tequila or vodka to the cocktail shaker when mixing up this mocktail for a quick and easy cocktail. 

    What can I use instead of the grapefruit simple syrup? 

    You can use traditional simple syrup if that’s what you have on hand. It will decrease the grapefruit flavor of the drink, so you may want to use a grapefruit flavored sparkling water instead of club soda if you decide to go this route. 

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    Whether you choose to rim your glass with coarse salt, or skip it, this delicious sparkling grapefruit mocktail is the perfect sip for your next Taco Tuesday. 

    • Author: Katy McAvoy
    • Prep Time: 5 min
    • Cook Time: 0 min
    • Total Time: 5 min
    • Yield: 1 mocktail 1x
    • Category: Mocktails
    • Method: Cocktail Shaker
    • Cuisine: American

    Ingredients

    Units Scale
    • 3 oz fresh grapefruit juice
    • 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
    • 1.5 oz grapefruit simple syrup
    • 2 oz club soda
    • Coarse salt

    Instructions

    Run a piece of grapefruit around the rim of a rocks glass and dip the rim in a shallow dish of coarse salt. Fill with ice and set aside. 

    Combine grapefruit juice, lime juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. 

    Shake well and pour into the prepared glass. 

    Top with club soda.  Garnish with a lime wedge, if desired. 

    Stir and enjoy! 

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    Notes

    For the Grapefruit Simple Syrup: In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring ½ cup water to a simmer. Add ½ sugar and stir until dissolved. Remove from heat and add 2 - 3 inch pieces of grapefruit peel. Let the peel infuse in the syrup until the syrup has reached room temperature. Remove peels and refrigerate syrup until ready to use. 

    Keywords: grapefruit, paloma, mocktail, drinks, drinking, homemade happy hour, non alcoholic, no alcohol

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