: Dallas socialite Margaret "Margarita" Sames claimed she invented the cocktail at one of her lavish poolside parties in Acapulco. She reportedly tasked her bartender with creating a drink to keep the "fiesta going in full force," leading to the iconic mix of tequila, Cointreau, and lime.
The most likely historical explanation is that the Margarita is a evolution of a popular Prohibition-era cocktail category called the . Margarita
: Bartender Francisco "Pancho" Morales at Tommy’s Place in Juarez claimed he created it when a customer asked for a "Magnolia" cocktail. Unable to remember that specific recipe, he improvised what became the Margarita. Cultural Milestones : Dallas socialite Margaret "Margarita" Sames claimed she
Beyond the "Daisy" theory, several colorful stories claim to be the true birth of the drink: Margarita