IMPERIAL BAR

The Double Eagle is proud to have served our Margarita Recipe for over 30 years!

In the Southwest, we take our Margarita seriously! We don’t know who actually ‘invented’ putting lime juice in tequila but bless him! (or her!) We acknowledge that the simple act of combining of tequila and lime juice was the original Margarita recipe….

OUR GHOSTS!

This century-old story was pieced together from old-timers’ tales, newspaper accounts from Mesilla’s early days and even some private diary entries. The digging took a lot of effort, as much of Mesilla’s turbulent and often violent history became enmeshed in the tale. Here is the “ghost tale” as best we can piece together…