Tequila Sunrise Cocktail
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Tequila Sunrise Cocktail
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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.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 ounces of tequila (see note 1)
- 1 ounce 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.
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 Information
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Serving
1 cocktail
Calories
194kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
6mg
(0%)
Potassium
227mg
(6%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
227IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
65mg
(72%)
Calcium
12mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1cocktail
Amount Per Serving
Calories 194 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cocktail | |
| Calories | 194kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 6mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 227mg | 5% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 227IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 65mg | 72% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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