I’ll be using that trick to upgrade my margaritas moving forward. Can a recipe be considered a real margarita if it eschews one of the main ingredients? While not traditional, I’m going to say yes.

Most of our six contenders relied on the classic trio of tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice, while some added additional ...

Dylan Garret is Food & Wine's editorial director, a former bartender, and longtime veteran of the hospitality industry. Though there are countless riffs and variations on the Margarita — and ...

Pour it out like the leading ladies on the show and mix up your very own Sweet Magnolias margarita with the recipe below. Fill the container of a blender with 4 cups of ice. Add all ingredients.

The history of the margarita is a bit murky, but most accounts agree that this cocktail emerged in Mexico in the 1930s or '40s. The first recipe was published in 1953; in the decades that followed ...