Shelley Tai at Nutmeg & Clove puts a tropical spin on the Paloma, for an ideal hot weather thirst-quencher

The Paloma is a Mexican tequila based cocktail using lime juice and grape fruitflavoured soda. Tai levels up the drink with not just fresh grapefruit juice (as the usual canned grapefruit sodas tend to be too sweet) but coconut water for a tropical touch, as well as gently carbonated water which makes you drink more, according to her. Bartender tip: Fruity shrubs are also an ideal way to introduce acidity outside of using citrus.