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Did Peggy Lee Really Inspire the Margarita?

Among the stars who have had beverages named after them are Hollywood actresses Mary Pickford and Jean Harlow, and singers such as Janis Joplin and, more recently, David Bowie. One of the world’s best-known cocktails is supposed to have been inspired by the legendary jazz singer Peggy Lee, who was an enthusiast of the so-called “devil’s brew.” Given that, it is no surprise, perhaps, that she inspired a bartender to concoct a drink in her honor. [Source: Charles Waring, UDiscoverMusic]

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