Margaritas may get all the attention, but Mexico’s most popular tequila-based cocktail is actually a pastel-hued beauty that deliciously utilizes pink grapefruit.
Like the libation itself, the paloma’s origins are a little hazy. Meaning “dove” in Spanish, some attribute the drink to an 1860s folk song of the same name, while Difford’s Guide to Cocktails maintains that it was created by Don Javier Delgado Corona, legendary owner and bartender of La Capilla in Tequila, Mexico.
Regardless, the simple cocktail has retained its popularity thanks to a mix of sweet, sour, salty and bitter flavours, with an effervescent finish that makes it perfect to sip at any time of day.
