Tequila Sunrise Cocktail

Tequila Sunrise Cocktail

Tequila sunrise cocktail is made by mixing tequila and orange juice. It is served unmixed. So welcome a cold day on a bad hot day when you don’t feel like it.

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Servings: 1 cocktail

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups Ice cubes
• 2 ounces tequila
• 4 ounces of orange juice
• 1/2 ounce grenadine
• Garnish: in your taste orange slice   
• Garnish: in your taste maraschino cherry

Instructions

• Take a glass and fill it with ice.
• Now pour orange juice and tequila in it.
• Stir and pour grenadine on the edges of the glass.
• Serve chilled!

Tequila Sunrise – FAQs

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Do you stir a tequila sunrise before drinking?

Right before serving, very gently and slowly, stir one turn from the bottom of the drink to create the sunrise effect.

Is Tequila Sunrise a morning drink?

The Tequila Sunrise is a cocktail made of tequila, orange juice, and grenadine syrup, and served unmixed in a tall glass. It can be drunk at any time of day and not necessarily in the morning only.

How much alcohol is in a tequila sunrise?

Tequila Sunrise is a mixed drink that’s traditionally prepared from orange juice, grenadine, tequila, and ice. Colors in this cocktail remind people of a warm sunrise, and so that’s where it gets the name. Tequila Sunrise contains roughly 13.33 % of alcoholic content.

Are Tequila and Coke good?

Though this might not be such a popular drink it is truly great. Especially, for those who are tired of doing basic tequila shots with lime and salt they can go for tequila and coke instead.

What is the best way to drink tequila?

To drink, simply take a small sip of tequila straight and enjoy. If you feel the need for a new tequila drinker, you can try your tequila with some lime (called limonin Mexico) and some (finely ground) salt. After every sip or two, dip your wedge of lime into a small amount of salt and suck on it.

Why does tequila not give you a hangover?

One of the reasons that in-the-know drinkers swear by drinking silver, 100% agave tequila is because of its low sugar content, which equals fewer hangovers. That goes out the window when you mix it into a cocktail—say a sugary margarita filled with triple sec and processed lime juice.

Is tequila a vodka?

Tequila is a regionally specific distilled beverage and type of alcoholic drink made from the blue agave plant. Tequila and vodka are two different alcoholic beverages. Tequila is a distilled spirit that is composed of the blue agave plant. Vodka is a distilled spirit that is composed of water and ethanol.