One story maintains that In 1948 Margarita Sames created the drink in Acapulco, Mexico using her two favorite spirits: Cointreau and tequila. Another popular myth states that restaurant owner Danny Herrera, of the Rancho La Gloria near Tijuana, Mexico, mixed and named this cocktail for the allergy-ridden American actress Marjorie King. King was reportedly allergic to every spirit except tequila and Margarita is Spanish for Marjorie.
Wherever and whenever the drink was created, the manufacturers of Cointreau designated 1998 as the official 50th anniversary of the invention of the Margarita. National Margarita Day is celebrated in the United States on February 22.
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