Today, February 22,
International Margarita Day
is celebrated , the emblematic tequila-based drink and one of the most famous cocktails in the world.
Its origin is in Mexico, although the exact place and how the idea arose is more confusing.
There are many versions and coincidentally they all have a woman as their inspiration when creating this mixture of tequila, triple sec (a liquor made from the distillation of orange peel), lime and salt.
The most
glamorous
is the one that tells how the famous actress Rita Hayworth, who was shooting a movie in Mexico between the 30s and 40s of the last century, asks a waiter to make her a refreshing drink with tequila to quell the heat.
In addition to the liquor, the bartender mixed triple sec in a glass to sweeten and lime to refresh.
As a tribute to the Hollywood actress, he decided to baptize the cocktail with Rita Hayworth's birth name: Margarita Cansino.
Preparing the iconic drink at home is easy, according to instructions from Mexican tequila firm Jose Cuervo.
Just mix 45 ml of tequila, 25 ml of triple sec, 20 ml of fresh lime juice and ice in a cocktail shaker, and then serve in a glass with salt on the rim.
But if you prefer to have them put on by a professional, we suggest eight places where you can't help but ask for them.
Fishers
(Velazquez 41).
Mexican restaurant specializing in seafood.
Their shrimp tacos stand out, which can be accompanied by their Special Margarita (Jose Cuervo Especial + Cointreau + Lemon juice).
12 euros.
Barracuda Mx
(Valenzuela, 7).
The cocktails, the music and the colorful dishes of the award-winning chef Roberto Ruiz's restaurant transport the diner to the Mexican Pacific.
It presents several versions of margaritas, such as passion fruit, tamarind or Margarita Mx, with Don Julio Blanco tequila, lime, triple sec, strawberry and jalapeño (13 euros).
Inclan Brutal Bar
(Álvarez Gato, 4).
Cheerful and casual place with three rooms decorated with exquisite taste that offers Mediterranean fusion cuisine in very well presented portions.
Among its creative cocktails, the Brutal Margarita stands out (mezcal seven mysteries, 1800 tequila, mango, homemade curry syrup, lime juice and pineapple juice), a drink in which Mexico and India come together thanks to the fusion of smoked mezcal with the curry through the acidity of the pineapple and the sweetness of the mango.
11 euros.
brutal daisy.
Puntanera
(Alberto Aguilera, 20).
Inside Casa de México en España is this restaurant that faithfully reinterprets the best recipes from the Mexican coast and contemporary Mexico.
Simple dishes with a flavor of the sea where you can't miss the margarita, classic or flavored.
From 10 euros.
Listen Compadre
(Pradillo 30).
In this colorful taqueria, the Aztec soup and the tacos al pastor, made in a trompo, over a slow fire with charcoal, are accompanied by any of their eight margaritas from their
margaritería
: compadre margarita, fruit margarita, premium margarita, traditional margarita... from 8 euros.
Bakan
(Independence Square, 5).
A modern space that transports you to the center of Mexico with its flavors and colors, but also with the corn, mezcal and firewood with which they cook their dishes.
Four types of margaritas await the diner: classic, ambitious (with lime juice and agave), watermelon and mango.
From 15 euros.
A 'barman' from Gracias Padre preparing a margarita.@gracias.padre
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(Ortega y Gasset 55, Sandoval 16, Augusto Figueroa 37, Costa Rica 15, Fernández de la Hoz 53, Magdalena 1).
Restaurant chain that brings the authentic culture of Mexican neighborhood taquerias to Madrid.
In its menu it has the classic margarita and then another
frozen
version of seven different flavors (pineapple, watermelon, passion fruit...).
Price of the classic with lime, 7.50 euros.
The Diavla
(Antonio Acuna 19).
100% Mexican restaurant with recipes from the center of the country, mezcal and tequila menu.
The margaritas are even served in jars to share and they have them in several versions: classic, tropical, Diavla (with a touch of mezcal and Jamaica), Premium (with reposado tequila)... From 8 euros.
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