Margarita

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The Margarita is a Cocktail which consists of Tequila, Triple Sec, and Fresh Lime Juice.

Margarita is also the Latin word for Pearl

Margarita is the Spanish word for Daisy, as in the flower, which is also the name of a similar cocktail.

Common recipe

• 2 parts of Tequila
• 1 parts Triple Sec
• 1 part of Fresh Lime Juice

Shake with ice, and then strain into a cocktail glass. Salt Rim optional.

Should a Margarita's Glass have Salt on it?

To most people the Margarita is always served with a Salt rim on the glass, though these are usually people who do not drink Margaritas made with premium products. Tequila Expert Julio Bermejo, of Tommy's Bar in San Francisco is of the opinion that Salt only serves to hide the inferior flavour of bad Margaritas. If people insist on Salt, then he will only coat half the glass, so that they can still taste the drink without salt.

Preparation for a Margarita "on the rocks"

• Moisten rim of glass with lime.
• Rotate rim against coarse salt, to salt the outside but not the inside of the rim.
• Fill glass with ice cubes.
• Combine ingredients in an ice-filled shaker—shake until cold.
• Pour contents of shaker into glass.
• Garnish with slice or wedge of lime.

Blended Margarita

• 50ml Tequila
• 10ml Fresh Lime Juice
• 20ml Sugar Syrup
• 1 1/2 cups crushed ice

In a blender, combine the ingredients and blend until slushy. Pour into prepared margarita glass and serve with lime wedge.

Which flavours are the best for Blended Fruit Margaritas?

Lime juice works better with raspberry, than it does with strawberry. If you do use strawberry, or peach, then maybe you should consider using lemon juice instead.

Fruit Margaritas are not the natural extension of the Margarita "product line".

Who created the Margarita?

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

Danny Negrete (invented 1936),

http://www.pocolocolombardo.com/margaritachronicles_1.htm

"I interviewed Salvador Negrete, the son of Daniel Negrete, the purported inventor of the Margarita. Salvador says there are many fallacious stories about the origin of the Margarita, such as the one above, but that " this is the true story." The family story goes that Danny opened a bar at the Garci Crispo hotel with his brother, David. The day before his brother's marriage, Daniel presented the Margarita as a wedding present to Margarita, his sister-in-law. Danny combined 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."

1

1:1 = 6:6:6 (33% tequila, 33% Triple Sec, 33% fresh lime juice)

Francisco 'Pancho' Morales (Invented: 4th of July, 1942),

"A favorite story among Texans is that a bartender named Pancho Morales invented the Margarita on July 4, 1942, at a Juárez bar named Tommy's Place ("The Man Who Invented the Margarita," TM, October 1974). Supposedly, it all began when a woman requested a Magnolia (brandy, Cointreau, and an egg yolk topped with champagne). Morales was a little fuzzy on the recipe, so he improvised—and his ersatz creation was a big hit."

Carlos ”Danny” Herrera (invented: 1947– 48),

http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/homes/spaf/Yucks/V2/msg00063.html

"Carlos "Danny" Herrera was always a little vague about the exact date he mixed a jigger of white tequila with lemon juice and triple sec, creating a smooth and salty concoction he named "Margarita." It would have been October or November of 1947 or 1948, he told friends."

"Rancho La Gloria, it was midway on the old road that connected Tijuana with Rosarito Beach. Among the bar's clientele was a showgirl and sometime actress who called herself Marjorie King. She 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."

3

2:1 = 6:4:2 (50% tequila, double as much Triple Sec than fresh lime juice).

Another version of the Herrera Story says

Daily Herald, Chicago (1992)

"Herrera's relatives say he invented the drink at Rancho La Gloria, a restaurant he opened in 1935 at his home south of Tijuana. He told friends that it was sometime in 1938 or '39 that he decided to mix a jigger of white tequila with lemon juice, shaved ice, triple sec and — the crowning touch — salt. Local legend has it that one of his customers was a showgirl and sometime actress who called herself Marjorie King. She was allergic to all hard liquor except tequila, and she didn't like to drink that straight. That reputedly set Herrera to experimenting, and he named the result "margarita" after the actress, the legend goes."

Margaret Sames (Invented: December 1948).

From Today's Columbus Woman, June 1994

"I was very close with a lot of famous hotel and restaurant people," said 81-yearold Mrs. Sames of the drink she concocted at her Acapulco home during the 1948 Christmas holidays. "I guess they played a big role in introducing the Margarita to our society."

From an Article called

America’s Cocktail by Robert Plotkin. www.nightclub.com

"Shortly before Christmas of '48, Margarita Sames was challenged by several ranking members of the team to devise a new and exciting cocktail,"

"She tried several different formulations; however, some came out too sweet, some not sweet enough. Then she hit on what she thought was the perfect blend: one part Cointreau, three parts tequila and one part lime juice. Knowing that most people drank tequila preceded by a lick of salt, she chose to garnish her cocktail with a rim of coarse salt."

3

1:1 = 6:2:2 (60% tequila, 20% Triple Sec, 20% fresh lime juice).

Who drank the first Margarita?

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

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, double as much Triple Sec than 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).

Similar Drinks

• Tequila Daisy

External links

• Margarita Search on Webtender.
• Stories about the first margaritas.
• The Correct Danny Negrete Story.