Recipes Cocktails Margarita Be the first to rate & review! Arguably the most popular cocktail today in the United States, the margarita is said to have been invented in the 1930s by the manager of the Garci Crespo Hotel in Puebla, Mexico, whose girlfriend, Margarita, loved salt with whatever she happened to be drinking. More Margarita Recipes By Food & Wine Editors Updated on March 29, 2015 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Yield: 1 drink Ingredients 2 lime wedges Kosher salt Ice 2 ounces blanco tequila 3/4 ounce Cointreau or other triple sec 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice 1/4 ounce Simple Syrup Directions Moisten half of the outer rim of a coupe with 1 of the lime wedges and coat lightly with salt. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, add all of the remaining ingredients and shake well. Strain into the prepared coupe and garnish with the remaining lime wedge. Rate it Print