This tequila sunrise recipe is tequila and orange juice with grenadine sunk to the bottom. It is not a margarita or a paloma.
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Tequila Sunrise
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink 1x
Description
Tequila Sunrise. From Olivia.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ounces (60ml) tequila
- 4 ounces (120ml) orange juice
- 1/2 ounce (15ml) grenadine
- ice
- orange slice
Instructions
- Fill a tall glass with ice. Add tequila and orange juice.
- Pour the grenadine slowly down the side so it sinks.
- Do not stir. Garnish with the orange slice.
Notes
The grenadine has to sink. Stirring turns the drink pink and flat.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: American
Pour
Down the inside of the glass, or over a spoon.
Juice
Pulp-free pours cleaner stripes.
Ice
Fill the glass first.
Tequila
Blanco. Reposado makes it heavier.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Grenadine
Pomegranate syrup. A red drink mix is harsher.
Batch
Build each glass. A pitcher loses the stripe.
Sweetness
Half an ounce is the sunrise. More is syrup.
Glass
Tall.