Tequila Sunrise
INGREDIENTS
- 1½ oz silver tequila
- 6 oz fresh orange juice
- ½ oz grenadine (or Chambord)
- 2 to 3 oz chilled club soda (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
STIRRED OVER ICE: Pour the tequila and orange juice into an ice-filled highball glass, and stir. Float the grenadine on top, and let it slowly descend through the drink. Top with club soda, if desired.
SHAKEN: Pour the grenadine in the bottom of a chilled cocktail glass. Shake the tequila and orange juice vigorously with ice, and strain into the glass.
VIDEO HOW-TO
YouTube video link
NOTES
There are two ways to serve this concoction, made popular in the 1970s-the traditional method, served over ice in a highball glass, or shaken and served up in a cocktail glass. Either will achieve the "sunrise" effect.
