Make Your Frozen Margarita Recipe On National Margarita Day

By Harold Walker


On February 22 of every year, National Margarita Day is celebrated. The margarita has become so popular, they named a day after it. So next February 22 make your favorite frozen margarita recipe in honor of National Margarita Day.

This concoction, frozen or on the rocks, is enjoyed by millions of people each year. Many have created their own special frozen margarita recipe, but are you aware of who invented this wonderful drink ? There are many stories out there claiming they invented the margarita, but through our research, we did not find an official inventor of the margarita. One story is that in 1941, in a cantina named Hussong's, Don Carlos Orozco was toying around with some new mixed drinks. He put together tequila, orange liqueur and lime, with salt around the rim.

That same day, the daughter of a German ambassador named Margarita Henkel walked into Hussong's cantina, and Don Carlos offered her a taste of his new concoction. Don Carlos then named his new drink a margarita because Margarita Henkel had the first taste.

Another story says that a bartender from Mexico City named Willie, in 1934 created and named his version of a margarita after his friend Marguerite Hemery. Yet another tale on who invented the margarita has Carlos Herrera creating a margarita in his Tijuana restaurant in 1938. Carlos invented the concoction for Marjorie King, who was allergic to all hard alcohol but tequila, yet she did not like the sour taste of tequila.

We have yet another story on how this drink became, when Margarita Sames mixed up her version of the beverage in 1948 for some house guests she had over, one of whom was Tommy Hilton, who put the margarita on the bar menu in all of his hotels.

Whomever invented the frozen margarita recipe doe not matter, it is the most popular tequila based drink in the states, even if it is not National Margarita Day. Jimmy Buffet made this beverage even more popular after he wrote a song about the drink

Since those first margaritas were created, there has been many flavor variations over the years. Some of the newer margarita flavors are mango, raspberry, pomegranate, pineapple and many more.

Holding National Margarita Day in February is perfect for those living in the colder states to enjoy their favorite frozen margarita recipe knowing that the warmer weather will be arriving shortly.




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