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Tequila sunrise

• Hannah Guinness

Published: June 19, 2022 at 10:53 AM

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Serves 1

Easy

Prep: 2 mins

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Make this retro tequila cocktail to add a dose of fun and kitsch to your next party – the easy recipe can be mixed up in just two minutes

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How to make a tequila sunrise

Our drinks expert Hannah Guinness shares her at-home bar tips to help you take your tequila sunrise to the next level.

What is a tequila sunrise?

This delightfully retro drink, which is served unmixed to showcase its distinctive layers, was invented in the early 1970s in California. It soared to fame when Mick Jagger tried it at a party for the launch of The Rolling Stones’s 1972 tour – it then became the band’s go-to drink. Sweet, fruity and easy to drink, it makes for a refreshing warm-weather cocktail.

Tequila sunrise ingredients

We’ve tried and tested the best premium tequilas for you. Make sure you use freshly squeezed orange juice. To really make the flavours in this drink pop, make your own grenadine. It’s much easier than you think – try our recipe here.

Bar hacks and garnishes

Serve in a highball or hurricane glass. Always add the grenadine last, and don’t mix the drink before serving to ensure those beautiful sunrise layers stay intact.

Tequila sunrise recipe

Ingredients

• 50ml blanco tequila

• 100ml orange juice

  (not from concentrate)

• 1 tbsp triple sec

  (we used Cointreau)

• 20ml grenadine

• orange slice

  and maraschino cherry, to garnish

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Method

• step 1

  Pour the tequila, orange juice and triple sec into an ice-filled highball glass, and mix gently.

• step 2

  Slowly pour over the grenadine and wait until it sinks to the bottom of the glass. Garnish with an orange slice and cocktail cherry before serving.

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Authors

Hannah GuinnessSenior sub editor and drinks writer

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