History of the Margarita

The exact origins of the Margarita cocktail are uncertain, but there are several theories and stories about how it was created. One popular theory is that the Margarita was first mixed in the late 1930s or early 1940s by Carlos "Danny" Herrera, a bartender at his family's restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico. According to the story, a customer asked Herrera to make a drink that would not make her sick or leave a bad taste in her mouth, and he mixed tequila, lime juice, and Triple sec to create the Margarita.

Another story attributes the creation of the Margarita to a socialite named Margarita Sames, who supposedly mixed the cocktail for her guests at a party in Acapulco in the late 1940s. The Margarita gained popularity in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s, and it became a staple of cocktail menus at Mexican restaurants.

Today, Margaritas are a widely enjoyed cocktail around the world, and there are many variations and flavors of the drink.