Ingredients

  • 1½ ozreposado tequila(good quality)
  • 1½ ozsangrita(homemade or quality store-bought)
  • 🍋orange wedge(garnish)

🔧 Tools

jigger

Instructions

  1. Pour tequila into one shot glass
  2. Pour sangrita into another shot glass
  3. Sip tequila, savor the agave
  4. Follow with sip of sangrita
  5. Alternate sips, don't shoot

📜 History

Sangrita (little blood) originated in Jalisco as the traditional accompaniment to fine tequila. Unlike the lime-and-salt shot beloved by tourists, Mexicans sip quality tequila alongside sangrita, alternating between the two. The sangrita's spicy-sweet-citrus profile cleanses the palate and enhances the agave's complexity.