Tequila Sunrise
The Tequila Sunrise cocktail is a colorful, picture-perfect drink with a rock 'n roll history. Serve it poolside, at parties, and any time you are craving a sweet sunrise, no fancy bar equipment required.
Servings 1 cocktail
Calories 194kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 ounces of tequila (see note 1)
- 1 ounce fresh-squeezed lime juice optional (see note 2)
- 4 ounces orange juice (see note 3)
- 1/2 ounce grenadine (see note 4)
- Seltzer water optional (see note 5)
- Orange wheel and cocktail cherry, for garnish
Instructions
- Fill a collins glass (or other tall glass) with ice. Add tequila, lime juice (if using), and orange juice. Stir.
- Pour grenadine down a spoon and let it rise from the bottom of the glass. Do not stir. Top with seltzer water (if using) and garnish with the orange slice and maraschino cherry.
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Notes
- Tequila: Choose tequila blanco, aka silver tequila, which has not been aged. This lighter tequila is great for mixed drinks.
- Lime juice: Purely optional, but oh, so amazing. Tequila and lime are best buds.
- Orange Juice: Freshly squeezed, if you can. It really makes a huge difference in a simple cocktail like this one.
- Grenadine: That little bottle of red, sugary pomegranate-flavored cherry syrup that is part of a well-stocked bar? That's the "sunrise." The syrup sinks to the bottom of the glass, giving the cocktail a rosy hue and some sweetness.
- Soda or seltzer water: Look for an unsweetened, bubbly soda. Optional, but lightens the drink up from syrupy to ahhh, refreshing!
- Yield: This recipe makes 1 cocktail as Tequila Sunrise drinks are best crafted one at a time, by hand. There isn't really a way to see the grenadine float across the top of the glass if you make them in a big batch or in a blender.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cocktail | Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 227mg | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 227IU | Vitamin C: 65mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg