It is believed that the original Margarita was invented in 1948 in Aculpulco by socialite Margarita Sames.(Source: Imbibe.com)
The first frozen margarita machine was invented by a high school drop-out named Mariano Martinez in 1971.(Source: About.com Inventors)
On average, Americans consume 185,000 Margaritas per hour.(Source: The Nibble)
According to mixologist Dale DeGroff, a drink very similar to the Margarita, called the Tequila Daisy, was served at Tijuana’s Agua Caliente racetrack in the 1920s.(Source: Food & Wine; Photo: Food & Wine)
The U.S. is the number one tequila market—larger and more important than Mexico.(Source: Beverage Business)
All tequila must be made from the blue agave plant.(Source: Cooking Channel; Photo: Cooking Channel)
The South accounts for the majority (34.9%) of the nation’s margarita sales.(Source: Foodreference.com)