Tequila Sunrise cocktail recipe
Tequila and mezcal cocktail, built and served long over ice. An IBA official cocktail (Contemporary Classics).
Ingredients
- 1½ oz (45 ml) Tequila
- 3 oz (90 ml) Fresh Orange Juice
- ½ oz (15 ml) Grenadine Syrup
Method
- Pour the tequila and orange juice over ice in a highball glass.
- Add the grenadine so it sinks and makes the sunrise effect. Do not stir.
Glass: Highball glass · Garnish: Half an orange slice or orange zest.
Strength, calories and size
Estimates for one serving: a light drink for a cocktail. They depend on your brands, how you measure, and how long you shake or stir. How we work this out.
About the Tequila Sunrise
The tequila sunrise is a cocktail made of tequila, orange juice, and grenadine syrup. The drink is served unmixed in a tall glass. The modern drink originates from Sausalito, California, in the early 1970s after an earlier iteration created in the 1930s in Phoenix, Arizona. The cocktail is named for its appearance when served—with gradations of color resembling an inverted sunrise.
From Wikipedia, "Tequila sunrise", licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Source: IBA official recipe for the Tequila Sunrise. Instructions on this page are written in our own words. Amounts are the IBA's, shown in ounces at 30 ml per ounce.
Recipes: IBA Official Cocktails, rewritten in our own words. Strength and calories are estimates (how we work them out). Drink responsibly.