A margarita is a cocktail consisting of Tequila, triple sec, and lime juice often served with salt on the rim of the glass. The drink is served shaken with ice - on the rocks, blended with ice - frozen margarita, or without ice - straight up.
The history of the margarita is one of folklore due to its numerous origin stories. According to cocktail historian David Wondrich, the margarita is related to the brandy daisy (margarita is Spanish for "daisy"), remade with tequila instead of brandy. There is an account from 1936 of Iowa newspaper editor James Graham finding such a cocktail in Tijuana, years before any of the other margarita "creation myths".
The margarita cocktail was the December 1953 "Drink of the Month" in
Esquire magazine, with the recipe we show below. In 2004 it was
described as "the most popular mixed drink in America". The margarita
may be popular because it includes salt, sweet, and sour flavors.
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Pour over crushed ice, stir. Rub the rim of a stem glass with rind of lemon or lime, spin in salt—pour, and sip.
Coded by Kat Soltysiak