Not surprisingly, many bartenders today also experiment with their own variations of this classic concoction. Margarita purists insist that Orozco’s Margarita cocktail is the original because he used Controy, a Mexican liqueur that only became available in the United States in 2012.Īnother ingredient Orozco used in his Margaritas is Damiana liquor, locally sourced and historically used by Guaycura Indians in Mexico for religious ceremonies. As its first taste tester, he named the drink after her. He had been experimenting with tequila, Controy (a Mexican orange liqueur), and lemon and served it to Margarita in an ice-filled salt-dusted glass. Don Carlos Orozco bartended there in 1941 and created his now-famous drink for one of his regular customers, Margarita Henkel, the German ambassador’s daughter. Late 1930’s – Kentucky Club in JaurezĪ third popular origin story of the Margarita comes from the Cantina de Hussong’s, the oldest and best-known cantina in Ensenada, Mexico. He also helped catapult the Margarita cocktail’s popularity in the United States in the late 1940s at “La Plaza” in La Jolla, San Diego. He named the drink after her stage name.Īlberto Hernández, a former bartender at “La Plaza” bar in San Diego, also frequented Rancho la Gloria and has confirmed Herrera’s story. Herrera developed a drink for her made with white tequila, Cointreau, lemon juice, shaved ice, and blended it with a hand shaker. She wouldn’t drink tequila straight or with only lemon and salt. Ziegfeld Follies dancer, Marjorie King, a regular customer at the restaurant, was allergic to liquor except for tequila.
Carlos “Anny” Herrera, claims he created the Margarita at, Rancho la Gloria, between 19. 1938 – 1948 Rancho la Gloria in Baja CaliforniaĪnother story from a restaurant halfway between Tijuana and Rosarita, Mexico includes an ex-ballerina as the Margarita’s muse. With equal parts tequila, Triple Sec, and lime juice poured over crushed ice, the Negretes maintain the now world-famous drink was born. Rumour has it that she added salt to everything she drank, hence the idea for the salted rim. The day before David married, Danny gifted his creation to his new sister-in-law, Margarita. According to Danny’s son Salvador, Danny created the world’s first Margarita at the Garci Crispo Hotel. In Tehuacán, Mexico, southeast of Mexico City, a man named Danny Negrete managed a bar with his brother, David. The earliest account of the Margarita’s birth is in 1936.
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