Recipes Paloma Italiana Be the first to rate & review! At the southern Italian restaurant Sotto in Beverly Hills, mixologist Julian Cox uses reposado tequila (“rested,” barrel-aged tequila) for this cocktail. It’s a variation on the Paloma, made with tequila and grapefruit soda. “I put this drink on the menu as a joke, trying to make it Italian by adding Campari and Italian orange soda,” he says. “It became Sotto’s most popular drink.” Slideshow: Fast Italian Summer Recipes By Julian Cox Published on September 8, 2014 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Lucas Allen Yield: 1 drink Ingredients 1 1/2 ounces reposado tequila 3/4 ounce Campari 3/4 ounce fresh pink grapefruit juice 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice 1/2 ounce agave nectar Ice 2 ounces chilled Italian orange soda, such as San Pellegrino Aranciata Pinch of kosher salt 1 spiral-cut grapefruit twist, for garnish Directions In a cocktail shaker, combine the tequila, Campari, citrus juices and agave nectar. Fill the shaker with ice and shake well. Add the orange soda and strain into a chilled ice-filled collins or highball glass. Add the salt and garnish with the grapefruit twist. Rate it Print