Here's what I found: - I agree that the Wikipedia Evan Harrison stuff is bogus. The entry was made at 2am from a cell phone in Connecticut. Camper English | By the end of the evening, as she wrote, “bottles of tequila and endless bottles of Squirt crowd tables for self-service, and…fancy salt-rimmed glasses are long forgotten.”, Posted by: Crazy late, as you say. Below is what I've found (or rather, not found): Searching for the Paloma in Vintage Cocktail Books, Jeremy Foyd says, "I’ve got the 1947 Trader Vic’s Bartender’s Guide and the Paloma is not in that one. ", My conclusion is that once grapefruit soda was available it was used as a mixer just as cola is in the Batanga. Serve in salt-rimmed highball glass, filled with ice and a dash of Grapefruit soda. Shake the first 4 ingredients together in cocktail shaker with ice. Wondrich traces the evolution of Daisy to Margarita here: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-how-make-margaritas-possible-predecessor-daisy-180962192/. Finding the False Lead: Popular Cocktails of the Rio Grande. A bartender writes: In 2009 a couple of ridiculous jokesters from Drink [Boston] decided to make changes to some wikipedia pages on cocktails to see who would notice it. November 29, 2017 at 03:46 PM, have you seen this?...In the mid 1990s, the popular drink there was what Nancy Zaslavsky called, in her 1997 A Cook’s Tour of Mexico, the “Lazy Man’s Margarita.” Tequila, lime juice, Squirt and ice, in a tall, salt-rimmed glass. I don't know where we'll find the Paloma, but we can certainly eliminate some books. AndyB | TOP with grapefruit soda and lightly stir. So, do you, dear reader, have any cocktail books written between say 1940 and 2005 that you can check for me? Oh I just did that in Google books and it turned up no results. However we know enough information about the drink's history - especially the false parts of the drink's history - to push the conversation forward. As far as I can find, it was the first commercial grapefruit soda. For years, the Wikipedia entry for this drink cited a first reference as coming from Popular Cocktails of the Rio Grande, and this reference was cited and spread throughout the internet. November 29, 2017 at 12:00 PM. This is only a preview. - I spoke with Jarritos and learned that Jarritos Taronja was introduced in 1960. Meehan says in his book that he first saw the recipe in David Wondrich's 2005 book Killer Cocktails, and further that "Neither the combination of ingredients nor the name appears in any recipe guides before this, despite Squirt's being imported to Mexico in 1955 and the maker's claim that it became popular as a mixer in cocktails like the Paloma in the 1950s. Wondrich further tweeted that the first reference he's found by name doesn't come all the way until 2001: Also, the first mention of the drink by name I've been able to find is from a Scripps-Howard article from 2001, on Sacramento. View an alternate. Buenos Aires: Editorial Escorpio. Please try again. Then almost two years later, elaborated on that joke to make it obvious that it was spam. Then a moderator pulled the reference to Rio Grande from the Wikipedia page and no one tried to add it back. He currently works at two places, one of which, Mamaleh’s, he owns a piece of. While grapefruit may not have been a Mexican product, it certainly was common in the Caribbean and somewhat quasi-near tequila. Each cocktail is, therefore, the result of an inspiration, of an adventure in which they were the star. Garnish with a slice of grapefruit or lime. It's origins are unknown although it is reputed to date back to the 1950s. (Just took a quick keyword search again and no Paloma or grapefruit mention in 1905 Bebidas Americanas Refrescos y Licores from Spain, 1909 GASPARO Guia Practica del Cantinero from Mexico, 1915-Manual-del-Cantinero-by-John-Escalante from Cuba, 1933 JOSA Cocktelera Universal from Spain, or 1964 AMBA Manual del Bar from Argentina. Robert Simonson | Tags:Cinco de Mayo, cocktails, history, Paloma, spirits, subscription, TASTE cocktails, tequila, The Paloma Recipe and History - How to make a Paloma cocktail. Legend has it his last words were "con limon, no es pomelo." Reminiscent of a long, fruity, Margarita. Then I searched for the text at the beginning and end of that same recipe, so I could see more text on either side [so I would get a few more words out of it] to be somewhat sure that this was the paloma recipe rather than text for something else. (If we take this to be true, that means the Paloma is actually an American drink.). Today, in this regard, we also want to share a story: that of Paloma. Nobody could seem to find a reference to this book though. In October of 2016 I wrote a brief history of the Paloma, among the 50+ for the Elemental Cocktails app (which is still free!). No mention in the Trader Vic books, even in his Book of Mexican Cooking (1973). I thought it might turn up in the old Esquire cocktail books, which are a great source of first references to many drinks. Manuel had courted her for many years but when Evan published the drink in his pamphlet Manuel in a fit of jealous rage arrived to her small pueblo of La … ", The latter bit of information about Squirt came from my research. Tratado Práctico de Coctelería Pastelería y Afines. He said the name was always confusing, sometimes "Palomas," sometimes "Frescas. Camper English | Why Add Sugar to Rum When it's Made from Sugar in the First Place? En coctelera de metal viértanse sobre hielo en trozos: Evan’s jokey profile on Mamaleh’s website says, "EVAN HARRISON. The closest it comes is a Tequila Rickey, which is described as 3/4 oz lime (+the shell), 1 1/2 oz Tequila, filled with soda and an optional salt top. The book was not registered with the Copyright Office and no one named Evan Harrison has registered works. Realising this, Ketel... After trying the newly launched CÎROC French Vanilla Vodka which we rate highly, we jumped at the offer of having... © Copyright odd firm of sin 2020. 3 Old Fashioned Variations for Father’s Day, 3 Yummy Margaritas Recipes to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo, 7 Easy St. Patrick’s Day Cocktails You Need to Try, 50ml freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice. I can get a small screenshot, but that is it. ;), How did you get that full recipe? It turns out that wasn't the only drink that lead to some false founder assertions on the internet. Ben Myhre | ), (Name and email address are required. I’m not sure when it would have been first mentioned as a proper drink. Posted by: I do have doubts that it is the same to what we know as a paloma, but an interesting point that could be researched further if someone has access to the 1957 printing of "The bar in the world, and little history of my museum", Posted by: Email address will not be displayed with the comment.). I like writing about food and cocktail history. (You can use HTML tags like and to style your text. Author's recollection from Sueños, 311 West 17th Street pic.twitter.com/JfZn6HPtOb. The subsequent 12 changes to the Rio Grande Wikipedia entry all happened between Nov 9, 2013 and Nov 30, 2013. 1948: I have the Mud Puddle Books printing of David Embury's The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks (I'm not sure if this is the 1948, 1952, or 1958 edition or a combination of all three). Camper English | The Paloma, or ‘Dove’ in Spanish, is easy to admire. A touch of kosher salt on the rim of the glass will add a little extra touch. 1937: The Cafe Royal Cocktail Book lists both tequila and grapefruit in the book, but not in the same recipe. Note that Lola Beltran's “Cucurrucucu Paloma” was a big hit in 1965. Posted by: | Dinah | Rummy, a short-lived soda created in 1948, 1950 Jarritos created (no grapefruit initially). Error type: New Booze Books for Beginners, Japanophiles, World Travelers, and Beer Drinkers, Almost All the Cocktail and Spirits Books Published in 2017 for Reading or Gifting, Paloma History - Tracing the Facts and Fiction about this Tequila Cocktail's History, http://www.bibulo.us/section-6the-bibulous-bibliography.html, https://mendozantigua.blogspot.com/2015/06/jugo-natural-de-pomelo-en-lata-pindapoy.html, https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perico_Chicote, https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/iTAJAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=overview#ba_cen=lat_e7:%20469223429%0Alng_e7:%203326565966%0A&ba_loc=58102, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-how-make-margaritas-possible-predecessor-daisy-180962192/. But by then it had already been cited in a couple blogs and other bloggers just passed along the bogus info. Probably mixed with tequila from 1950s +1 day. Garnish with lime slice. Camper English | For example: Here's another one that came in over Twitter: C.2004 Shaken and Stirred, William L. Hamilton, page 63-65. I'm still searching for the first book reference to La Paloma, the cocktail with tequila, grapefruit soda, a squeeze of lime, and a dash of salt. (Ditto 1939 Floridita Cocktails.). November 29, 2017 at 11:54 AM. !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Your comment could not be posted. Here is what I found researching grapefruit sodas and grapefruit generally: Squirt soda was invented in 1938 in Phoenix, AZ. Little is known about the historical origin of the Paloma, the most popular tequila-based cocktail in Mexico. Bátase bien y sírvase en copa flauta. When Wimbledon kicks off the British summer has officially begun. Salt rim (optional) & pink or red grapefruit wedge. It claims that the soda was used for Palomas in the early 1950s, yet it wasn't exported to Mexico until 1955. There were some funny consequences. ", He follows, "I have 4 Floridita books from 1939. I did find something interesting, but cannot find the full text. David Wondrich found a 1950 Squirt ad, not the Paloma by name but the drink: The secret history of the Paloma, in three pictures: pic.twitter.com/gdEZZcHIMC, November 28, 2017 in cocktails, history, tequila | Permalink Nice one! Diffords guide states it was created by the legendary Don Javier Delgado Corona, owner and bartender of La Capilla, in Tequila, Mexico. No one around us except our friends cared about drinks and we were curious how long it would take to see it changed back (I won't reveal the exact people who made this change). Then pour into a glass filled with large ice cubes and top with grapefruit soda. The only tequila drink is the El Diablo. I want to find it! Wondrich responded to this post on Twitter with an ad from 1973, in which Squirt advises you to try it mixed with your favorite drink: gin, vodka, whiskey, rum, or tequila. The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. I went to look for a copy the other day to check for this drink and no luck - didn't see any copies for sale. When the adult in the room caught on, they pulled the reference and the pranksters let it die. My libraries don't have access to the book otherwise I'd get it to search for grapefuit juice in it. Really seeing a lot of references (by name) popping up right in 1997-1999. 30 " de crema de leche.". I added some additional Wondrich info to the post probably after you started typing this comment. - I have a lot of cocktail books both physical and digital and while I don't have specific notes about what I checked, my procedure in writing these short histories was to check the books first. I found a Paloma in a book published in Madrid in 1957 (El Bar en el Mundo), but it’s a different drink (gin, orange juice, Cointreau). I am going to be putting something out here soon. Posted by: They don't call out the Paloma by name, but neither do they for any of the others. Camper English | All rights reserved. PALOMITA - David Wondrich said his earliest references to the Paloma by name are from 1998-1999; the combo of tequila, lime & Squirt from the 1970s.
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