The Origin of the Original Margarita Drink

The Original Margarita Drink, have one in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

There is no drink more Mexican than tequila. Therefore, we might think that there is no cocktail more Mexican than the margarita. That mix of tequila, lime and salt is unmistakable. It is one of the most popular Mexican cocktails. In fact, it is likely the most popular drink among tourists to our beaches, whether in Puerto Vallarta or elsewhere in Mexico. Tourists are frequently seen relaxing on the beach or by the pool with a glass of margarita in hand. The greatest way to enjoy the sun and warmth that characterize our beaches is with a margarita in hand.

How did the margarita came to be?

There are numerous ideas as to how the margarita came to be. The most accepted and documented is that it was the creation of David Daniel Negrete Covarrubias. Its invention took place in the bar of the luxurious Gran Hotel Garci-Crespo in the city of Tehuacán, Puebla. The year was 1934.

**The Origin of the Original Margarita Drink**

There, Daniel would meet Margarita Orozco, a lady whose request would transform his life. These are Daniel’s own words, in a brief interview given in 1982 in Ensenada, when he described the afternoon when one of the world’s most renowned drinks was born:

Margarita liked to sit at the bar and talk to me while I was working. On one occasion, she said, “Daniel, I want you to prepare me a cocktail with salt. I have the habit of drinking any cocktail or drink I ask for with salt. It embarrasses me to be asking for salt all the time, especially when I am with my friends.”

Daniel took the shaker and filled it with ice. He squeezed an ounce of lime. Then took the bottle of tequila and poured an ounce and a half with the then un-glamorous liquor. He finished it with three-quarters of an ounce of Cointreau, an orange peel-based triple sec liqueur. Finally, he shook to mix.

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Daniel had stylized the traditional way of drinking tequila by mixing it directly with the lime and softening it with ice and the citrus-based liqueur according to the Academia Mexicana del Tequila AC, the liqueur combines very favorably with citrus mixers for some organoleptic reason-, all that remained was to integrate the salt and present it.

I looked at the glass rack, took a champagne glass, and rubbed a lime around the neck. I took the salt shaker and dusted it over the moistened area of the glass. It got a lovely white collar around the neck. I took the shaker and shook it again before pouring the contents into the glass. Then I said ‘here’s your new drink.’

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Margarita cupped her hands around the glass and raised it to her lips. The salt dissolved with the liquid, counteracting the acidity of the lime in its own way and containing the harsher part of the tequila while increasing its flavor.

And what happens with margarita frozen?

The frappé form of the margarita is an all-American creation that dates back to the early 1950s. It was then when a specific type of blender became popular for making daiquiris.

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Someone had a bright idea. if they could do it with the rum, sugar, lime, and strawberry-based drink, they could do it with margaritas and tequila. Thus, the frozen margarita was born.

From there, a lot of versions came. Lime was no longer necessary. Mango, strawberry, tamarind, any fruit juice mixed with tequila is now called a margarita, to the dismay of purists.

Original Margarita Drink

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Todd McCalla founded National Margarita Day & National Tequila Day to spread his love for margaritas around the world. Loved and consumed by millions, friends and families around the world honor this sacred tequila, triple sec and lime drink every year on February 22. National Margarita Day is an opportunity to celebrate the impact these cocktails have made on the drinking culture, people have naturally become more cognizant of using healthier ingredients in their recipes. The same thing is what we’re currently witnessing in the liquor industry. Consumers now understand the difference between mixto tequila and 100% blue weber agave.

But do not worry, tequila is a generous mixer! For a golden close, here is the original and classic margarita recipe, with the signature of the very Daniel Negrete: https://libretadeapuntes.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/la-visita-de-daniel-negrete-a-tehuacan-o-de-como-nacio-la-margarita/

The original Margarita
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