IN SPANISH, margarita means "daisy." But in North America, I believe the translation is closer to "super fun time."

Totally fine to think of the cocktail that way, but let's put down the ready-made, Day-Glo sour mix, step away from the margarita machine and take the drink seriously for just a moment. The margarita may conjure images of spring break in Cancún and fishbowl glasses with cactuses as stems or yardstick-long containers filled with boozy slush. But the cocktail is...