GSN Alert: February 22nd – National Margarita Day!
From Good Spirits News on Feb 22, 2013
Interestingly enough, the first printed recipe for the Margarita shows up in the December 1953 issue of Esquire magazine (pictured at left). Here’s what they had to say about it:
Drink of the Month – “She’s from Mexico, Senores, and her name is the Margarita Cocktail–and she is lovely to look at, exciting and provocative.”
1 ounce tequila
Dash of Triple Sec
Juice of 1/2 lime or lemonPour over crushed ice, stir. Rub the rim of a stem glass with rind of lemon or lime, spin in salt–pour, and sip.
Anyone today would certainly recognize that recipe, albeit in a more definitive form (more Triple Sec, no lemon, and no crushed ice).
But, the origins of the Margarita go back much further, probably about 25 years earlier. No one knows for sure who created the drink, but my favorite theory about the name is that it was originally called a Tequila Daisy. The Spanish word for daisy is Margarita, and a Tequila Daisy was basically a Margarita (tequila, orange liqueur, sour mix). In any case, it has become one of the top 10 cocktails of all time, in no small part to this song by Jimmy Buffet. ¡Salud!
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By: Blair
Blair Frodelius is a professional full-time musician, an award-winning mixologist, USBG Spirits Professional, BarSmarts Live graduate and member of the Museum of the American Cocktail. Many of his original cocktails can be found in the 75th Anniversary Mr. Boston Official Bartenders Guide.
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