Paloma

Kosher salt
1/2 Lime
2 oz. El Tesoro Platinum
1/2 oz. Grapefruit juice
1/2 oz. Simple syrup
San Pellegrino Pompelmo Grapefruit soda
1 Lime wheel

Prep garnish - lime wheel.  Rim a highball glass with salt.  Squeeze the lime half into a shaker and drop it in.  Add the tequila, grapefruit juice, and simple syrup and shake.  Strain into a highball glass filled ice and top with grapefruit soda.  Add garnish & straw.

I had a Paloma for the first time last year at a steakhouse with my wife.  It was a very different version than this one because of the soda used.  They used Q Soda which I remember being drier and having more pink grapefruit flavor and color.  I liked that version a little bit better but this drink is still very enjoyable.  The San Pellegrino Grapefruit soda is a little hard to find, but I found it at the Spec's Downtown store in their grocery section.  You've got to make a couple of these in order to utilize the soda and grapefruit juice.  I'm usually always okay with that.