Tequila Sunrise

Name: Tequila Sunrise
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ounces tequila; 4 ounces orange juice (can mix with pineapple juice - 3 parts OJ to 1 part pineapple); Grenadine [approx half ounce]

The iconic, layered cocktail with a spectacular sunrise effect: fruity, easy, and beautiful.

Total time

5 min

Serves

1

Difficulty

Medium

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Essentials · serves 1

2 ounces tequila 4 ounces orange juice (can mix with pineapple juice - 3 parts OJ to 1 part pineapple) Grenadine [approx half ounce]

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The preparation

6 steps, about 5 minutes start to finish.

01
Fill a glass with ice.
02
Pour in 2 ounces of tequila.
03
Add 4 ounces of orange juice (or a mix of orange and pineapple juice).
04
Stir gently.
05
Slowly pour grenadine down the side of the glass - it will sink to the bottom creating the sunrise gradient effect.
06
Serve without stirring to maintain the layered appearance.

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“Pour the grenadine slowly down the inside of the glass and leave it be. It sinks on its own to make that sunrise fade, and a single stir muddies it all into pink.”

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