Probably the most famous tequila-based cocktail in the world, Margarita is made with a combination of Cointreau, lime juice, and tequila. The cocktail can be made in a few varieties: straight up (chilled with ice, then strained), frozen Margarita (with blended ice), or on the rocks (over ice).

Regardless of the style, it is usually served in a margarita glass characterized by its rim which is rubbed with lime or lemon, then spun in salt or sugar. Some say that the inventor of the cocktail is Carlos Danny Herrera, who supposedly created it in 1938 in Mexico for Marjorie King, a dancer who was allergic to almost every spirit except tequila, although others claim that it was named after Margarita Cansino, also known as the famous actress Rita Hayworth.

There is also a third theory - Margarita was adapted from the Daisy - a prohibition drink tweaked to use tequila instead of brandy (the Spanish word for daisy is margarita). Regardless of the origin story, the cocktail gained a huge leap in popularity only after Mariano Martinez created a frozen Margarita machine in 1971.