The Original Tequila Sunrise

User Reviews

5

24 reviews
Excellent
  • Cook Time

    5 mins

  • Total Time

    5 mins

  • Servings

    1 cocktail

  • Calories

    290 kcal

  • Course

    Cocktails

  • Cuisine

    Mexican

The Original Tequila Sunrise

The Original Tequila Sunrise is a layered cocktail featuring fresh orange and lime juice combined with tequila, creme de cassis, simple syrup, triple sec, and club soda over crushed ice. The mix offers balanced fruity, citrus, and sweet flavors served chilled in a short glass, highlighting the tequila's presence.

Description

The Original Tequila Sunrise blends freshly squeezed orange and lime juices with hot tequila and creme de cassis, a blackcurrant liqueur, along with simple syrup to balance sweetness. The ingredients are combined in a short cocktail glass, filled with crushed ice, and topped with a splash of triple sec and club soda for added citrus aroma and light effervescence. Mixing after adding the soda ensures an even distribution of flavors throughout the drink. This cocktail offers a refreshing, citrus-forward taste with a touch of berry from the cassis and moderate sweetness, highlighting the tequila base.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • orange juice fresh, squeezed
  • ¼ lime juice fresh, squeezed
  • ½ hot creme de cassis
  • 1 hot tequila
  • 1 hot simple syrup
  • splash triple sec
  • splash club soda
  • ice crushed

Instructions

  1. In a short cocktail glass, mix all ingredients except the triple sec & club soda. Fill with crushed ice and add the splash of triple sec & club soda. Mix well

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1cocktail Calories 290kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 26g (9%) Sodium 6mg (0%) Potassium 12mg (0%) Sugar 25g (50%) Vitamin A 1IU (0%) Vitamin C 19mg (21%) Calcium 1mg (0%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1cocktail

Amount Per Serving

Calories 290 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cocktail
Calories 290kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 26g 9%
Sodium 6mg 0%
Potassium 12mg 0%
Sugar 25g 50%
Vitamin A 1IU 0%
Vitamin C 19mg 21%
Calcium 1mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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