Tequila & Tacos: A Guide to Spirited Pairings

Sample the country's most tantalizing taco recipes paired with equally inventive tequila and mezcal cocktails.

Tacos and tequila are having a moment. Today's premium tequilas and mezcals rival long-favored spirits like vodka and gin in quality and complexity. This is not about doing shots—it's about finely crafted blanco, reposado, and añejo tequilas and smoky mezcals that deserve sipping and savoring.

Written by seasoned food writer and libation expert Katherine Cobbs, this collection pairs both traditional and inventive tacos with specially crafted cocktails. Alongside classics like Tacos Al Pastor and Baja-style fish tacos, you'll find creative twists such as fried Brussels sprout tacos, spicy cauliflower tacos in Indian paratha shells, and tempura-battered seaweed tacos with ahi tuna—each matched to a drink, from a traditional Paloma with a spiced salt rim to a Mezcal Manhattan.