Margarita
The Margarita first appeared in print in a December 1953 edition of Esquire, but its origins will probably remain a mystery forever. Theories range from its creation during a party at a Texan socialite’s house in Acapulco in 1948, its popularity spread by her influential friends including the film star John Wayne and the Hilton famiy; to being created for a silent movie star called Marjorie King in Baja California in the late ‘40s (Margarita is Spanish for Marjorie); to a bartender in Los Angeles who is said to have made it for the president of the company that had recently taken over the California distribution of Jose Cuervo tequila in the 1930s. And these are some of the more credible versions of the story- other tales stretch back into the decade before that.
2 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Triple Sec or Other Orange Liqueur
.75 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
Salt
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker
Shake well with ice
Strain into a salt rimmed rocks glass