Tequila Sunrise
A visually stunning layered drink with tequila and orange juice featuring a grenadine sunrise effect
- 1½ oztequila(blanco or reposado)
- 4 ozorange juice(freshly squeezed)
- ½ ozgrenadine
- orange slice and cherrygarnish
- 1Add tequila and orange juice then stir briefly
- 2Fill a highball glass with ice cubes
- 3Garnish with an orange slice and cherry
- 4Let the grenadine rise naturally creating the sunrise effect
- 5Slowly pour grenadine down the inside of the glass allowing it to sink
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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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