Who invented the margarita?
Some theories have been tossed around for nearly a decade:
1930s – Agua Caliente Racetrack in Tijuana and Bertita’s bar in Tasca, Mexico both claim to have invented the drink during this time.
1935 – “Willie,” the bartender at Las Dos Republicas in Matamoros, Mexico created the drink for Marguerite Hemery, a friend of the restaurant’s owner.
1936 – Danny Negrete at the bar of the Hotel Garci-Crespo in Puebla, Mexico, served the drink as a wedding present to Margarita, his brother David’s fiance, the day before their wedding.
1936-37 – Johnny Durlesser, head barman at McHenry’s Tail o’ the Cock Restaurant, tells The Van Nuys News in January 1955 that he invented the margarita in 1937.
1940s – Enrique Bastate Gutierrez claimed to have invented the margarita in honor of Rita Hayworth, whose real name was Margarita Carmen Cansino.
1942, July 4th – Francisco “Pancho” Morales at Tommy’s Place in Juarez, Mexico claims a woman requested a Magnolia, but the he didn’t know the recipe – only that it contained Cointreau.
1947-48 – Carlos “Danny” Herrera, owner of Rancho La Gloria, on the road between Rosarito Beach and Tijuana, Mexico fixed a drink for a showgirl named Marjorie King who stopped in the bar. She claimed to be allergic to all forms of booze, except tequila, which she needed mixed.
1947 – At La Plaza Restaurant in La Jolla, California, bartender Al Hernandez and La Plaza owner Morris Locke claim to be the inventors of the margarita.
December 1948 – Margaret Sames, a rich, young Texas socialite claims she responded to a challenge to make a new cocktail that could be easily downed at the Christmas party she was hosting at her home in Acapulco.
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20. September 2009 at 14:46
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