Ingredients

  • 1½ oztequila(blanco or reposado)
  • 4 ozorange juice(freshly squeezed)
  • ½ ozgrenadine
  • 🍋orange slice and cherry(garnish)

🔧 Tools

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Instructions

  1. Add tequila and orange juice then stir briefly
  2. Fill a highball glass with ice cubes
  3. Garnish with an orange slice and cherry
  4. Let the grenadine rise naturally creating the sunrise effect
  5. Slowly pour grenadine down the inside of the glass allowing it to sink

📜 History

This drink gained massive popularity in the 1970s partly due to the Eagles song of the same name. The layered sunrise effect made it a showpiece of disco era bars.

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