The Tequila Sunrise

Originally created at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in the 1930ies, its first revival is due to a 1972 Rolling Stones party at the Trident in Sausalito where Mick Jagger liked it so much that he and his entourage started drinking them down and making the drink popular, although the 1988 film by the same name starring Michelle PfeifferMel Gibson and Kurt Russell also did it’s part.

  • 1½ oz tequila
  • ¾ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  • ½ oz grenadine syrup
  • garnish with a maraschino cherry and orange slice

Pour tequila and orange juice and mix together. In a tall glass, fill with ice cubes and pour in mixture. The secret is the red to yellow gradient. Take grenadine and slowly add it in to allow it to fall to the bottom. Take an orange slice and maraschino cherry and garnish.

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