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The Margarita
seems to have the
history in the clouded
mystery and myth. Many
have claimed to now the
origins of this popular
drink mixed with tequila
and lime juice. However
the truth still remains
unclear.
The most popular of all
the historical claim
behind the Margarita
originates in 1948. A
fabulous hostess and
Dallas socialite,
Margarita Sames, hosted
a pool side Christmas
party at her vacation
home in Acapulco,
Mexico. The party game
of choice for Margarita
was to get behind the
bar and see what
concoctions she could
develop and let her
party guests test and
rate the results. That
evening she mixed three
parts tequila with one
part Cointreau and one
part lime. The result
was a success among her
guests and quickly
traveled through the
elite in Texas and soon
Hollywood under the name
of the one who created
it.
The earliest date of
origination goes back to
1930 at the Caliente
Racetrack Bar in
Tijuana, Mexico.
Unfortunately, there is
no certain reason for or
names related on this
version of the invention
of the drink.
There is also a story of
showgirl named Majorie
King who had an allergy
to alcohol and for some
reason could only drink
tequila. In 1938, while
visiting the Rancho Del
Gloria Bar in Rosarita
Beach, Mexico, Majorie
asked one of the
bartenders to mix her a
cocktail rather than
just taking a shot. The
bartender, Danny
Herrera, poured tequila
over shaved ice then
added lemon and triple
sec. He translated
Majorie's name to
Spanish and thus the
name.
The next in line of
Margarita history comes
from Tommy's Place in
Juarez, Mixico. Pancho
Morales was working at
the bar one day in 1942,
when a lady came up and
ordered a "Magnolia."
Morales could not
remember any of the
ingredients to the drink
except Cointreau. After
mixing his favourite
additives to the liquor
he named the new
concoction after another
flower, the daisy. Take
a guess as to what the
Spanish translation of
daily is.
Regardless of its
history, the margarita
has developed into one
of the most popular
cocktails of the time
and has been modified in
many different ways. To
find
margarita
mixes on island
Coolers.com,
Click Here. There are
many different fruit
margaritas such as a
strawberry, peach, and
watermelon. There is the
famous blue margarita
made with blue curacao.
The cocktail can be
served frozen or on the
rocks. Some types line
the glass with salt,
others with sugar, or
nothing at all. The
mysterious margarita
always seems to have a
new version waiting to
be discovered.
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