Mexican Firing Squad Cocktail

Name: Mexican Firing Squad Cocktail
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 oz tequila; 3/4 oz lime juice; 1/2 [approx] oz grenadine; 5 dashes angostura bitters; Topo Chico (or sparkling mineral water), to top

A tangy tequila refresher with lime, grenadine, and bitters topped with sparkling Topo Chico.

Total time

3 min

Serves

1

Difficulty

Medium

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As seen on Episode 185

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kitchen

Essentials · serves 1

2 oz tequila 3/4 oz lime juice 1/2 [approx] oz grenadine 5 dashes angostura bitters Topo Chico (or sparkling mineral water), to top

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The preparation

4 steps, about 3 minutes start to finish.

01
Combine tequila, lime juice, and grenadine in a shaker with ice
02
Add bitters
03
Shake and strain into a glass with ice
04
Top with Topo Chico

lightbulb The chef's notes

“Those five dashes of bitters are what set this apart from a plain tequila sour, so measure them in rather than pouring shy. Shake the base and add the Topo Chico only after straining, so the fizz makes it all the way to the glass.”

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