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• National Margarita Day is February 22. For more information, please see Mahalo's guide to Margaritas, and if you're in the mood to celebrate, check out How to Make a Margarita for excellent tips.

  Margarita's are made most commonly with tequila, triple sec and lime or lemon juice.

• Fast Facts

  1. Invented in 1948 by socialite Margarita Sames
  2. Most popular cocktail in the United States
  3. In 2008, the margarita represented 18% of all mixed drinks consumed
  4. First frozen margarita machine was invented in 1971
  5. The International Bartenders Association (IBA) officially recognizes the margarita as a drink to be served "on the rocks" with salt
  6. "Drink of the Month" from Esquire magazine in December 1953

• Margarita History

  Although there is no definitive answer to where the margarita was first invented, according to Tequila Herradura, one of the oldest and most respected producers of tequila, a socialite by the name of Margarita Sames invented the drink at a party she threw at her home at a cliffside hacienda in Acapulco. According to Herradura she was experimenting with drink combinations when she came up with the margarita in 1948.FoodNetwork: National Margarita Day February 22 (February 20, 2009)

• Related Pages on Mahalo

  Margaritas | How to Make a Margarita | Tequila | Mexican Food

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