Margarita

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A margarita on the rocks

The margarita is the most common of tequila-based cocktails, made with Triple Sec and lime juice. In other languages, margarita is the Latin word for pearl; and Spanish for the daisy flower, which is also the name of a similar cocktail.

To most people, the Margarita is served with salt on the rim of the glass. Bartenders specializing in tequila have the opinion that salt hides the inferior flavour of bad Margaritas made by not-so-good tequilas. For people who insist on a salt rim, the bartender typically only coats half the glass, so that they can still taste the drink without being obscured by the salt's taste.
*Reference: (Julio Bermejo, Tommy's Bar, San Francisco)

Contents

0.1 Variations of Margarita

1 Margarita History

1.1 Who created the Margarita?

2 First Margarita Drinkers
3 Common Liquor and other Variations
4 First Frozen Margarita Machine Mix
5 Common Margarita Ratios
6 Upside down Margarita
7 See also
8 External links

Variations of Margarita

Alternate fruit juice mixtures can also be used in a Margarita. When the word "margarita" is used by itself, it typically refers to the lime juice margarita. But when other juices are used, the fruits are typically added as adjectives in the name, with lime juice or lemon juice added like a condiment (and a wedge of lime often added to the glass). Examples of popular combinations are:

Raspberry margarita with lime juice.
Strawberry or peach margarita, with lemon juice.

Margaritas are commonly served as slush, and called "frozen margaritas".

Margarita History

Who created the Margarita?

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There are 4 main contenders for the title of creator of the Margarita Cocktail.

A Blended Margarita served in Old Town San Diego

Danny Negrete (invented 1936)
*According to Salvador Negrete, the son of Daniel Negrete, the family story goes that Daniel opened a bar at the Garci Crispo hotel with his brother, David. The day before David's marriage, Daniel presented the Margarita as a wedding present to Margarita, his sister-in-law.
*It was a combination of one-third Triple Sec, one-third Tequila and one-third squeezed Mexican lime juice. The drink was not blended and was served with hand-crushed ice. (Reference: retrieved from [link]).
*Ratios: 1:1:1 = 6:6:6 (33% tequila, 33% Triple Sec, 33% fresh lime juice).

Francisco 'Pancho' Morales (invented 4th of July, 1942)
*In Texas, a bartender, Pancho Morales invented the Margarita on July 4, 1942, at a Juárez bar named Tommy's Place. Supposedly, a woman requested a Magnolia (brandy, Cointreau, and an egg yolk topped with Champagne). Morales was a little fuzzy on the recipe; he improvised and his ersatz creation was a big hit. (Reference: "The Man Who Invented the Margarita," TM, October 1974.)

Francisco 'Pancho' Morales (invented during 1940's)
*The story told, by Pancho Morales, while he was working at the MexTex club in Juárez Mexico in the mid 1970’s was that he was in a national drink contest, in the forty’s, and he came up with the Margarita. The drink was named in honor of his wife and was always served on the rocks not machine blended. He told my father and I he dipped the glass in the salt by mistake…he meant to use the sugar.

Carlos ”Danny” Herrera (invented 1947–48)
*"Carlos "Danny" Herrera mixed a jigger of white tequila with lemon juice and Triple Sec, creating a smooth and salt concoction he named "Margarita", in October/November of 1947/1948
*The bar was Rancho La Gloria, midway on the old road that connected Tijuana with Rosarito Beach. A showgirl and sometime actress who called herself Marjorie King was one of the customers, who was allergic to hard liquor, except for tequila, but she didn't like to drink it straight or even with a lemon and salt.
*Mr. Herrera started experimenting and came up with a concoction that was three parts white tequila, two parts Cointreau and one part fresh lemon juice. He added shaved ice and blended the mixture with a hand shaker.
*Ratios: 3:2:1 = 6:4:2 (50% tequila, double as much Triple Sec than fresh lime juice).

Margaret Sames (invented: December 1948)
*Sames who created the drink at her Acapulco gave the reason of being "close with a lot of famous hotel and restaurant people" in introducing the Margarita. (Reference: Today's Columbus Woman, June 1994).
*"Sames used one part Cointreau, three parts tequila and one part lime juice for her Margarita. Knowing that most people drank tequila preceded by a lick of salt, she chose to garnish her cocktail with a rim of coarse salt. (Reference: America’s Cocktail by Robert Plotkin; retrieved from [link]).
*Ratios: 3:1:1 = 6:2:2 (60% tequila, 20% Triple Sec, 20% fresh lime juice).

First Margarita Drinkers

A strawberry margarita

According to William Grimes, author of Straight Up or On the Rocks: The Story of the American Cocktail, and regular columnist for the New York Times, there are plenty of people who recollect drinking Margaritas in the 1930s, so it is safe to assume that the Margarita was not invented anytime after 1940.

Common Liquor and other Variations

While the most common Margaritas contain Tequila, Triple Sec, Lime Juice, and an additional sweetener such as Simple Syrup (equal parts sugar and water), many variations are becoming more and more common. Often, Triple Sec is replaced with other types of orange liqueur, such as Patrón Citrónge. The GRAND or ROYAL Margarita often contains Grand Marnier. Oftentimes, when sweeter fruit juices or freshly muddled fruits are added to the Margarita, the ammount of Triple Sec is often reduced or it is eliminated entirely.

Since most bartenders and Margaita experts consider froth a good thing in Margaritas, some people will add egg whites to a blended (but non-frozen) Margarita in order to add more frothiness.

First Frozen Margarita Machine Mix

The first Frozen Margarita Machine Mix was invented in 1971 for Dallas restaurant Marianos by chemist John Hogan. He was also recognized by the Smithsonian as the inventor of the Frozen Margarita Machine. Mr. Hogan realized that pure cane sugar was the secret to obtaining a solution that would be consistent and enjoyable for the masses.

Common Margarita Ratios

2:1:1 = 6:3:3 (50% tequila, 25% Triple Sec, 25% fresh lime juice).
3:2:1 = 6:4:2 (50% tequila, 33% Triple Sec, 17% fresh lime juice).
3:1:1 = 6:2:2 (60% tequila, 20% Triple Sec, 20% fresh lime juice).
1:1:1 = 6:6:6 (33% tequila, 33% Triple Sec, 33% fresh lime juice).

Upside down Margarita

The upside down margarita is an inventive variant of the margarita, administered to the drinker directly. The drinker sits down on a bar stool, and leans his or her head back in his seat while a second person pours tequila and margarita mix directly down the throat of the drinker. The upside down margarita is referenced in an episode of the Fox TV series American Dad and the Upright Citizens Brigade episode 306-College.

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