National Margarita Day Timeline

1953

Esquire falls in love with margaritas

On the December issue, the margarita was named drink of the month.

1938

The creation of the margarita.

Carlos “Danny” Herrera honors a customer by giving her the first-ever margarita.

1500s

The first tequila drink in modern times.

After the Spanish ran out of their own brandy, they started to distill agave to produce tequila.

1000 BC

First alcoholic drink from Agave.

The first alcoholic drink from Agave is produced by the Aztecs, the indigenous people of Mexico.