Tequila Sunrise cocktail: recipe for a beautiful drink

"Tequila Sunrise", the recipe of which we will consider below, is one of the best and popular cocktails that most visitors of modern bars and restaurants like and order.

Translated from English, "sunrise" means "sunrise". And this is not accidental, because Tequila Sunrise, whose recipe is extremely light and simple, looks very similar to this natural phenomenon. Probably, that's why this cocktail has a frenzied popularity among connoisseurs of low-alcohol drinks.

Historical reference

The cocktail "Tequila Sunrise", the recipe of which was created in the 1920s, just as the "Long Island" was first made during the days of the dry law. The native land of this beautiful and romantic drink is a Mexican city called Aqua Kalente, located on the border with the US.

It is worth noting that Tequila Sunrise, whose recipe is still controversial, has more than once changed its composition, proportions, types of drinks and their order of appearance in the glass. However, today the way of making such a cocktail is easy enough and simple. In this regard, it is often done not only in restaurants and bars, but also at home.

In order to prepare this unusual cocktail, you just need to know its composition. Tequila Sunrise includes the following ingredients (per glass):

• Freshly squeezed orange juice - 90 ml;
• Tequila - 35 ml;
• Grenadine syrup "Grenadine" - 20 ml;
• Crushed ice - at discretion;
• A fresh slice of orange or a few cherries - for decoration.

"Tequila Sunrise": a recipe for a beautiful and tasty drink

Before you prepare this drink yourself, you need to buy a special high glass - highball. After all, without him, making a cocktail will be quite problematic. Crushed ice (you can have ordinary cubes) should be put in a glass (almost to the surface), and then pour in 35 ml of tequila. Next to a strong drink should be added freshly squeezed orange juice. If you do not have a citrus juicer, then you can use the usual juice in packages sold in stores to make such a cocktail.

The final stage of preparation of the drink

After the two ingredients are added to the glass, it is necessary to push the ice aside to the straw, then pour in 20 ml of pomegranate syrup "Grenadine". It should be specially noted that the amount of this bright sweet liquid should not exceed the prescribed rate. Otherwise, the cocktail with the romantic name "Sunrise" will not be as beautiful and tasty as we would like. Next, you should wait a bit until the pomegranate syrup falls to the bottom of the glass. Only after that, a tall glass filled with three different liquids can be decorated with a slice of fresh orange or several cherries on a skewer.

Despite the fact that this recipe involves a fairly strong liquor, the cocktail "Tequila Sunrise" is not very high degree. But you should not get involved, either.