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The origin of the margarita is a bit hazy due to three people claiming they invented the iconic cocktail. The most widespread story is of Carlos “Danny” Herrerea calming he invented the margarita at his Tijuana-based restaurant, Rancho La Gloria, in 1938. Herrera constructed the classic cocktail for a picky customer, Majorie King, after she claimed that she was allergic to all other hard liquors, except for tequila. King wasn’t a fan of drinking tequila straight, so Herrera built around the shot, creating the margarita. The next top candidate for the inventor of the famed cocktail is Margarita Sames, a wealthy Dallas socialite. Sames claimed she created the margarita in1948 at her vacation home in Acapulco for a group of friends. Tommy Hilton (Yes! One of those Hiltons) was in attendance and ended up adding the drink to his bar menu at his hotel chain. Lastly, Anthony Dias Blue, the first importer of Jose Cuervo in the United States advertised with the tagline, “Margarita: it’s more than a girl’s name,” in 1945, three years before Sames made her claim. So the true inventor of the margarita will always remain a mystery, but the drink sure is delicious and made in a variety of different ways. Here are a few margarita recipes!
Source: smithsonianmag.com
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Pomegranate Margarita
Ingredients
- ¼ cup pomegranate juice, store bought is fine, plus seeds for garnish
- 1/3 cup Tequila Blanco (about 4 ounces)
- 1/8 cup Triple Sec (about 1-ounce)
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice (about 2 ounces)
- 12 ounces ice cubes
- Margarita salt, optional
Directions
- Combine all ingredients, except salt, in a blender and pulse until frothy and well combined. Rim glasses with lime juice using a lime wedge then dip in margarita salt, drop some fresh pomegranate seeds in the bottom of the glass and pour margarita mix over the top.
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The Spicy Margarita
Ingredients
- Ice
- 1½ oz. tequila
- Spicy tequila (to taste)
- 1 oz. Grand Marnier
- 1¼ oz. sweet and sour mix
- Paprika
- Lime Powder
- Serrano Pepper
- Salt
Directions
- Begin by adding ice into a pint glass.
- Pour in an ounce and a half of tequila.
- Add a splash of spicy tequila and an ounce of Grand Marnier.
- Add the sweet and sour mix, and then shake.
- Rim the glass with the paprika, salt, and lime powder.
- Garnish with a slice of Serrano pepper.
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French Margarita
Ingredients
- 2oz. tequila
- 1 oz. Grand Marnier
- 1½ oz. each lime juice, orange juice, sweet and sour mix
- 1 oz. Chambord
- Garnish: skewer of raspberries and blackberries
Directions
- Pour tequila into a 12-ounce glass. Add Grand Marnier. Pour in lime juice, orange juice and sweet and sour mix. Cover the glass firmly with a cocktail shaker and shake to mix the ingredients.
- Fill a margarita glass with ice, and then pour the mixture into the glass, using a strainer to keep the ice out of the glass. Top with Chambord. Garnish with a skewer of two blackberries and one raspberry (or vice versa).
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Grapefruit Margarita
Ingredients
- 1 wedge of grapefruit
- Coarse kosher salt
- 6 ounces tequila
- 1/3 cup grapefruit vodka
- ¼ cup simple syrup
- 1 cup grapefruit juice, freshly squeezed or from a carton
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 4 cups ice cubes
- 2 crosswise slices of grapefruit, cut into quarters
Directions
- Use the wedge of grapefruit to rub the rims of 6 margarita glasses with grapefruit juice. Dip the rims in the kosher salt to coat. Set aside as you prepare the margaritas.
- Place the tequila, vodka, simple syrup, grapefruit juice, lime juice and ice in a bar blender and puree until smooth. Divide the margarita between 6 glasses and garnish with the grapefruit quarters.
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Lavender Margarita
Ingredients
- 2 oz. silver tequila
- ½ oz. Cointreau
- 1 oz. lavender simple syrup
- ½ lime
- Sugar
- Dried lavender
Instructions
- In a shaker, combine 2 oz. silver tequila, 1/2 oz. Cointreau, 1 oz. simple syrup and the juice of half a lime and let sit.
- On a plate, mix the sugar and dried lavender and use it to rim the outside of a rocks glass.
- Fill the glass with ice. Shake and strain the contents of the strainer into the glass.
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