Chapter 1
The birth of the frozen margarita machine
Chapter 2
The science of the slush
Chapter 3
From a local bar to the Smithsonian
Chapter 4
The global frozen drink phenomenon
YOUR GOAL
Master of The invention of the frozen margarita machine
Ch 1 · The birth of the frozen margarita machine
diegoplays The Frozen Margarita Machine
Dallas, seventy-one, we took a soft-serve machine, And poured the coldest green tequila that you've ever seen.
diegoplays Explore the history of how the Taylor soft serve machine was modified to invent the frozen margarita machine in Dallas in this visual infographic.
diegoplays An evening stop at a local 7-Eleven convenience store sparked the revolutionary idea to automate the margarita-making process.
Fun Fact
Margarita history: The original frozen margarita machine was actually a modified soft-serve ice cream maker bought secondhand for just one hundred dollars.
Glossary
margarita (noun)
A cocktail consisting of tequila, triple sec, and lime juice, often served with salt on the rim of the glass. In 1971, Dallas restaurateur Mariano Martinez modified an ice cream dispenser to serve this tequila cocktail frozen.
A cocktail consisting of tequila, triple sec, and lime juice, often served with salt on the rim of the glass. In 1971, Dallas restaurateur Mariano Martinez modified an ice cream dispenser to serve this tequila cocktail frozen.
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In what year did Mariano Martinez invent the frozen margarita machine in Dallas?
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What type of commercial appliance did Mariano Martinez modify to create his first frozen margarita machine?
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Which convenience store chain inspired Mariano Martinez's invention when he saw their frozen drink dispenser?
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Who was the chemist friend who helped Mariano Martinez formulate the correct recipe for the machine?
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What major problem with blender-made margaritas did Mariano Martinez's machine successfully solve?
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What was the name of Mariano Martinez's Dallas restaurant where the machine was first used?
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How much did Mariano Martinez pay for the secondhand soft-serve machine he used for his prototype?
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Why did Mariano Martinez need to modify the margarita recipe's sugar content for the machine?