Cocktails
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.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces blanco tequila
- 4 ounces orange juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/4 ounce grenadine
- Garnish: orange slice
- Garnish: cherry
Steps
- Add the tequila and then the orange juice to a chilled highball glass filled with ice.
- Top with the grenadine, which will sink to the bottom of the glass, creating a layered effect.
- Garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.