It's National Margarita Day, So Do Your Part!

Because you need an excuse to imbibe: Today is National Margarita Day! Woo hoo! Drink up! Now, if you want to be a know-it-all drinker, though, you can wow your fellow fiesta-ers with these margarita facts, passed on to us by the nice people at Tequila Herradura:

• The original Margarita was invented in 1948 by socialite Margarita Sames. According to the legend it was during a party at her cliffside hacienda in Acapulco that Margarita began experimenting with “the drink”. Looking for something to cut the dust of a hot afternoon, she mixed Tequila Herradura, Cointreau and fresh lime juice. Her cocktail kept the party going for two weeks and today the Margarita is the #1 most popular cocktail in the U.S.


• The Margarita was the most popularly ordered drink in 2008, representing 18 percent of all mixed drink sales in the U.S., followed by the Martini, Rum and Coke, Vodka and Tonic, and the Cosmopolitan (Cheers On-Premise Handbook 2008)


• On average, Americans consume 185,000 Margaritas per hour (Brown-Forman, 2008)


• Atlanta, Miami, St. Louis and Nashville are among the best major metro cities for the Margarita (Cheers On-Premise Handbook 2008)


• The first frozen margarita machine was invented in 1971 and it was based off a soft-serve ice cream machine

Yes, you read that right: Los Angeles isn't on the list of "best major metro cities" for margaritas. Seriously? That can't be. There are plenty of great margaritas to have in LA! There are some excellent margs to be had at Malo, CASA, La Cabana, Border Grill, and the Gardens of Taxco, just to name a few.

Have your say, LA. Where's the best Margarita in Los Angeles?