Tequila Sunrise
Bobby Lozoff and Billy Rice, the Trident, Sausalito, early 1970s
The Tequila Sunrise is tequila and orange juice over ice with grenadine poured in last so it sinks and fades from red to gold. Sweet, fruity and easy. A summer brunch drink.
- GlassCollins
- MethodStirred
- Ingredients3
Directions
- Build the tequila and orange juice over ice in a highball glass and stir.
- Pour the grenadine slowly down the inside of the glass so it sinks to the bottom. Do not stir.
ToolsJiggerBar spoonCollins glass
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Bobby Lozoff and Billy Rice created the modern Tequila Sunrise at the Trident in Sausalito, California, in the early 1970s. An earlier drink of the same name, made with tequila, crème de cassis, lime and soda, came out of the Arizona Biltmore in the 1930s. Jose Cuervo printed the recipe on its bottles, and the Eagles released a song named for it in 1973.
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Bottle math, generally
Batching dilution
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