News — Margarita Day

Woohoo!  It's National Margarita Day! Margaritas are a holiday special. Made with tequila, lime and orange liqueur, and often presented with a salty rim, it's the drink of Mexico and evokes hot weather...and a party. Marvellous stuff! How did the day come about? As often when I start such tales, I start them with the cautionary warning that it's difficult to know the exact truth and often these drinks have many a claim. In the Margaritas case, one of the earliest claims came in 1938, when a Danny Herrera made the drink in his restaurant. The drink was made for...