Original Tequila Sunrise Cocktail
- Medium
- dry
A dry, medium-strength cocktail, built in the glass, served in a collins glass.
Serve in: collins glass
Ingredients
- 1.5 oztequila blanco
- 0.5 ozFreshly squeezed lime juice
- 0.25 ozgrenadine
- 1 tspCreme de cassis
- 0.5 pinchsalt
- 3 ozsoda water
- 1lime wedgeoptional
- Ice cubesoptional
How to Make an Original Tequila Sunrise
Instructions
- Pour first 5 ingredients into glass and fill with ice.
- Top with soda water.
Garnish
Decorate with a lime wedge.
Tips & substitutions
- No lime juice? Try lemon juice.
- No limes? Try lemons.
The glass
Serve this one in a collins glass. A collins glass is a glass tumbler which typically is used to serve mixed drinks, especially Tom Collins or John Collins cocktails. It is cylindrical in shape and narrower and taller than a highball glass.
Did you know
This one was served and is thought to have been created around 1930 at the Agua Caliente racetrack hotel, spa, and casino resort in Tijuana, Mexico. It is recommended in the Bottoms Up! drinks guide come menu published by the resort and, handily, this vintage publication authenticates the Tequila Sunrise's 1930s connection to Agua Caliente. This describes the Sunrise as being - A Fascinating Tequila Fantasy -- The Drink you can Never Forget -- A Mans Drink -- A Womans Drink.-
