{"id":47678,"date":"2026-02-22T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gentologie.com\/?p=47678"},"modified":"2026-03-10T15:47:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:47:06","slug":"celebrate-national-margarita-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gentologie.com\/en\/fine-dining\/celebrate-national-margarita-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate National Margarita Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, February 22, is National Margarita Day, in Montr\u00e9al, from where I am writing, everything is fine, despite the slightly cold temperature that makes us want to fly south, but, in short, for now, if you are reading this article, it\u2019s because you feel like enjoying a cocktail on this National Margarita Day, follow us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Margarita origin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start with the history of the famous cocktail. Made with tequila, orange liqueur and lime juice, it is certainly a classic, but its origins are mysterious and various as you can read here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mr. Xavier H\u00e9rit, Grand Marnier brand ambassador
Photo: Grand Marnier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The most likely explanation is that the Margarita, an American cocktail, not a Mexican one, is derived from the Brandy Daisy (recipe here<\/a>), according to Wikipedia<\/a> and what mixologist Xavier H\u00e9rit, Grand Marnier\u2019s brand ambassador, told us, the name Margarita is Spanish for Daisy. It was really from the 1950s onwards that the cocktail appeared on menus, starting in Tijuana in Mexico (where Americans went during Prohibition to consume alcohol), California and Texas, and then spreading like wildfire all over the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Grand Marnier, the story really changed with the arrival of the Cadillac Margarita, which consisted of adding a float of Grand Marnier on top of the Margarita. You can read more about the story right here<\/a>, and according to this article, there is a bit of Montr\u00e9al in this recipe as it was first published in 1987 in our English newspaper, The Gazette. It\u2019s an interesting story, isn\u2019t it! While traditional dry triples use a neutral alcohol, Grand Marnier<\/a> is made with cognac, which enhances the aromas and flavours of the orange. Only one variety of orange is used, which comes from the very aromatic bigaradier tree, known as the bitter or Seville orange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to find a great Tequila<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Mr. Marty Pineault, Patr\u00f3n Tequila Canadian Brand Amabassador
Photo: Patr\u00f3n Tequila<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Tequila is the basic ingredient of the Margarita cocktail, and it is important to find a premium product. Yet there are so many different ones on the market that it\u2019s hard to know what\u2019s a real one. That\u2019s a question I posed to Patr\u00f3n\u2019s<\/a> ambassador to Canada, Marty Pineault. While it is interesting to take a local agave liqueur to make your margarita, the problem is the consistency of the product. While they buy stocks of agave liquor, you have no traceability of the product and you can\u2019t know if one bottle will be exactly as good as the other since the blue agave is not certified, by the way you can have all the tequilas according to their NOM<\/a> (Norma Oficial Mexicana) or their name by visiting this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cocktails to celebrate the National Margarita Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Grand Margarita<\/h3>\n\n\n
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The Grand Margarita cocktail
Photo: Grand Marnier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start in grand style with the Grand Margarita (which is nowadays often mixed with the Cadillac Margarita), which is a high-end Margarita recipe and is quite easy to make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n