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She turns 70 this year, and like many popular cocktails, the history of the Margarita is as mysterious as it is filled with holes. No one seems quite able to pinpoint the origin of this beloved cocktail, most likely because every time someone tries to tell the story, they’re usually on their fourth or fifth. Given the multiple fan theories for how it originated, where the name came from and who the first Margarita was made for, digging up the history of this cocktail is like trying to figure out who really shot JFK.
One such story begins in a bar in Ensenada, frequented by Margarita Henkel, the daughter of a German ambassador. Some believe it was named after starlet Margarita Cansino (aka Rita Hayworth), who would often perform at the Agua Caliente Race Track, where bartender Danny Negrete claimed to have invented it. However, after falling down the rabbit hole of cocktail conspiracies, it seems safe to assume that the source for what is considered one of the original ingredients, la famille
