Monday, May 27, 2019

Happy Belated World Paloma Day and Patio Blooms


May 22 was World Paloma Day. I'm not much of a drinker (and when I say that I mean that the last tequila I had was in a Tequila Sunrise back in the 70s when I was in college). I had never heard of the Paloma, but I did a bit of research and decided to observe the day. I had to do some preparation, as I had no alcohol at all in the house. As a matter of fact I had none of the ingredients. You may remember that this, for us, is the year of frugality and cutting back, but I do still have some disposable monies, and I decided to use some of it towards this as a splurge.

Here's the recipe I used:
2 ounces tequila (blanco or reposado) (I used Jose Cuervo Tradicional Silver)
1/2 ounce lime juice (I used fresh limes)
7 ounces grapefruit soda (or enough to top off the glass) (I used Squirt)

Fill the glass with ice and add the tequila and lime juice.

Top it off with grapefruit soda.

Now is that easy or what?! And tasty. It made a tall glass, and I can't drink that much soda at one sitting. Next time I do this I'll halve the recipe and use a shorter glass.


I'll give you a moment to make your own, and then you can enjoy it while you read about the history of tequila. According to Wikipedia: Tequila "was first produced in the 16th century near the location of the city of Tequila". "When the Spanish conquistadors ran out of their own brandy, they began to distill agave to produce one of North America's first indigenous distilled spirits." "Don Cenobio Sauza, founder of Sauza Tequila and Municipal President of the Village of Tequila from 1884–1885, was the first to export tequila to the United States, and shortened the name from "Tequila Extract" to just "Tequila" for the American markets."

I did a lot of research into tequilas before I decided which one to get. Price is a factor, after all, and I wanted to get the best bang for my buck. After poring over sites reviewing all the many different brands (I mean who knew there were so many?!), I picked the Jose Cuervo Tradicional Silver. Wikipedia says it "is the best-selling tequila in the world, with a 35.1% market share of the tequila sector worldwide and a 33.66% share of the US tequila sector as of July 2013. As of 2012, Jose Cuervo sells 3.5 million cases of tequila in the US annually, and a fifth of the world's tequila by volume." It is quite the family tradition. "Jose Cuervo is family-owned and is run today by the Beckmann family of Mexico, descendants of Don Jose Antonio de Cuervo. Juan-Domingo Beckmann, son of Juan Beckmann, is the sixth-generation leader of the company."

The Paloma is said to be favored over the Margarita in Mexico.

And now I have a bottle of tequila in the fridge along with the rest of the 12-pack of Squirt (can't you buy single bottles of soft drinks any more?), and I'm wishing you could get half-bottles of liquor. Maybe I'll see if there's a Tequila Sunrise Day.... Nope, no day for that.

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Just a quick look at the current state of the patio blooms:







16 comments:

  1. Yum.
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  2. Your patio is looking fantastic. I think your patio looks like a wonderful place to relax with a book and watch the birds at the feeders, as well as those pretty flowers. And I have never heard of a Paloma. But it sounds good as grapefruit soda is really delicious. Not easy to find here in NH, but if I can find some I will give it a try. I also loved reading about tequila as I do enjoy a good margarita. It looks like a perfect drink for this time of year. Hope you are having a good weekend. Hugs-Erika

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    1. I have actually never had a margarita lol The paloma was so easy! and Squirt was just on the shelf next to Coke products.

      I do so enjoy the patio :) I'd like to do a little something different with it but don't know what...

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  3. Who knew? I had NO idea. I learned a lot about tequila, too. I am not a drinker of alcohol, so this was quite interesting to me.

    You should have saved this for T Tuesday. It would have been perfect, but I realize time was a factor.

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    1. My next T Day post is a movie I already had scheduled lol, so I just stuck this into a "blank" post. Scheduling posts in advance has advantages but also disadvantages.

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  4. I must confess to never having drunk tequila....your patio blooms are lookin good. Valerie

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    1. It doesn't have a strong taste, so it works well as a mixer.

      Thx! I want to attract the butterflies and hummingbirds. I wish my lantana were doing better.

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  5. I'm not a fan of tequila. So I'll sip an unsweetened (=^.,^=) ice tea while you enjoy your drink. Lovely blooms on the patio. I noticed the peace lily. Wondered if I could plant mine outside? But then I'd have to dig it up as it most likely wouldn't survive a New England Winter.

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    1. I've never tried planting the peace lilies in the ground. I'm thinking they wouldn't survive even a Memphis winter. Strictly for pots, I think.

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  6. Oh this drink sounds delicious-we don't do allot of drinking but I when do my go to is almost always tequila-it's gluten free, I don't sick from it, and I love the taste. I have all the ingredients too-thanks for the recipe.
    Very pretty blooms! Kathy

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    1. I had never tried a grapefruit soda, but I really liked it. This drink is definitely a keeper :)

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  7. Haven't had anything to drink since around 1992 maybe? Long ago.

    Your patio is looking so fine! I can hardly wait to buy my flowers and get them planted. :) :)

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  8. Oh all the pretty blooms. The last two photos - is that a honeysuckle vine? I bet the humming birds love with the long tubular flowers.

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    1. Yes! I'm so excited the honeysuckle bloomed. They are in pots, and I've been afraid it would hurt the chances of blooms. We want the hummingbirds to feel welcome :)

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