According to legend, Margarita Sames was hosting a party at her vacation home in Acapulco, Mexico, in 1948. She wanted to create a new cocktail to impress her guests and began experimenting with ...

One of the "more popular rumors," he explains, is Margarita Sames, an American socialite, who claims to have invented it and named the cocktail after herself.

The brand points to the original recipe, which calls for 1 ounce of Cointreau in addition to 2 ounces of tequila and 1 ounce of lime juice, “Seventy-five years ago, Margarita Sames created the ...

Another story asserts that Margarita Sames is the real hero. This Dallas socialite claims to have created the drink while entertaining at her Acapulco vacation home in 1948.

There have been other notable claims, as well, including Dallas socialite Margarita Sames’ claim that she invented the drink for a group of friends in 1948.

The Original Margarita recipe is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. First created in 1948 by Dallas socialite Margarita Sames, The Original Margarita recipe calls for Cointreau, tequila ...

National Margarita Day is today, and many restaurants are offering discounts on margaritas and other promotions to celebrate. But first, where did this cocktail come from?

For National Margarita Day, here’s a bit of history and where to find deals on the drink, frozen or on the rocks.

Saturday, February 22, is National Margarita Day. Here is the origin story of the popular cocktail and where you can score some great deals.

Another popular tale is of a Texan socialite called Margaret ‘Margarita’ Sames who, while living it up in Acapulco, mixed tequila with Cointreau before adding lime and a salt rim.