[Lee Stewart]

Multiple people claim to have concocted the very first margarita. The earliest and most widely-accepted account is from Carlos “Danny” Herrera, who reportedly made it for a client at his Tijuana-area restaurant, Rancho La Gloria, in 1938. Rumor has it the customer, actress Marjorie King, was allergic to all hard liquor except tequila. To make it more palatable for her, Herrera added lime and Cointreau, salted the rim and called it a day.