The Margarita
MARGARITA
Cocktail, blend or shake
1 oz Tequila
½ oz Triple Sec
2 oz sweet/sour
Salt rim of glass
Garnish with lime wedge
Just as there are various accounts of the margarita's origins, there are also countless theories on making the perfect margarita, with every bartender claiming to have the definitive recipe. Some add sugar or sugar syrup, some add more tequila, some swear by frozen margaritas, others prefer shaken. Generally a stemmed wide-mouth cocktail glass is used, its rim lightly moistened with a wedge of lime and then dipped briefly in salt to lightly coat it. Then the cocktail is poured in and garnished with a slice of lime.
History
According to one account, the most famous of tequila cocktails, the margarita, was first concocted in 1938 by Danny Herrera, bartender at the Rancho La Gloria bar in Tijuana for aspiring actress Marjorie King. The starlet claimed to be allergic to all liquors except tequila, so Herrera used it to create a new drink for Marjorie and gave it her Spanish name: Margarita.
Another version holds that the margarita was invented on the Fourth of July 1942 in Tommy's Bar in Ciudad Juarez by Pancho Morales, who called it a "daisy," or margarita. Or perhaps you prefer the story that famed Dallas socialite Margarita Sames came up with the cocktail during a Christmas party at her vacation home in Acapulco, serving it to a group of friends that included Tommy Hilton, who introduced to his hotel chain… by:http://www.theworldwidegourmet.com
Cocktail, blend or shake
1 oz Tequila
½ oz Triple Sec
2 oz sweet/sour
Salt rim of glass
Garnish with lime wedge
Just as there are various accounts of the margarita's origins, there are also countless theories on making the perfect margarita, with every bartender claiming to have the definitive recipe. Some add sugar or sugar syrup, some add more tequila, some swear by frozen margaritas, others prefer shaken. Generally a stemmed wide-mouth cocktail glass is used, its rim lightly moistened with a wedge of lime and then dipped briefly in salt to lightly coat it. Then the cocktail is poured in and garnished with a slice of lime.
History
According to one account, the most famous of tequila cocktails, the margarita, was first concocted in 1938 by Danny Herrera, bartender at the Rancho La Gloria bar in Tijuana for aspiring actress Marjorie King. The starlet claimed to be allergic to all liquors except tequila, so Herrera used it to create a new drink for Marjorie and gave it her Spanish name: Margarita.
Another version holds that the margarita was invented on the Fourth of July 1942 in Tommy's Bar in Ciudad Juarez by Pancho Morales, who called it a "daisy," or margarita. Or perhaps you prefer the story that famed Dallas socialite Margarita Sames came up with the cocktail during a Christmas party at her vacation home in Acapulco, serving it to a group of friends that included Tommy Hilton, who introduced to his hotel chain… by:http://www.theworldwidegourmet.com
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3415 North Dixie Highway Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334
(954) 566-0488
Call Toll Free 1-888-COCKTAIL (1-888-262-5824)
Call 8 AM - 10 PM, 7 Days a Week
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