The Tequila Sunrise cocktail is as colorful itself as its history. The simple recipe, Tequila, orange juice, and grenadine, make a cocktail so delicious and so bright it was adopted by rock stars and found its way to the title of a famous class rock song!
A tequila sunrise cocktail is a pretty drink with layers of orange juice and grenadine that’s delicious on a hot day. The fact that the ratio of juice to tequila is high makes it a good choice for a brunch cocktail.
The History of The Tequila Sunrise
In the 1930s, Gene Sulit of the Arizona Biltmore Hotel combined Tequila, soda water, lime juice, and liqueur to create the first ‘Tequila Sunrise’. Over the years, the drink found its way farther west, landing in the Bay Area.
In Sausalito, a city north of San Francisco, the bartenders at The Trident, Bobby Lozoff and Billy Rice, remade the Tequila Sunrise, this time with just Tequila, orange juice, and grenadine.
It just so happened The Trident was the site of a private party organized by famous San Franciscan Bill Graham, where one of rock’s greatest bands, The Rolling Stones, was kicking off their 1972 tour of America. Mick Jagger, the lead singer of The Rolling Stones, had one, ordered some for his fellow bandmates, who ordered more for their entourage. Soon the Tequila Sunrise became the Stones go-to drink while on tour, spreading the cocktail nationwide as they ordered the Tequila cocktail in every town they came across.
A year later, in 1973, the Eagles, another great rock band out of California, named one of their songs ‘Tequila Sunrise’ on their Desperado album – cementing the Tequila cocktail’s legacy in not just the annals of rock history, but the spirits and cocktail history of America.
So, are you thirsty yet? Well, grab a bottle of our Organic 100% de Agave Blanco Tequila, some fresh orange juice and grenadine, put on your classic rock (we recommend The Rolling Stones) and mix yourself a ‘Tequila Sunrise’. All there’s left to do after that is enjoy the beautiful day.
Ingredients: Agave, freshly squeezed orange juice, jigger grenadine syrup, orange slices or orange wedges, ice cubes.
Tools: mixing spoons and cocktail glasses.
Directions: Stir orange juice and tequila together. Fill a chilled 12-ounce glass with ice cubes; pour in orange juice mixture. Slowly pour in the grenadine, and allow it to settle to the bottom of the glass (be patient). Garnish with a slice of orange and a maraschino cherry.
Recommendations
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Jose Cuervo Gold：Jose Cuervo Gold (commonly referred to as “Cuervo Gold”) is a blend of reposado and younger tequilas of at least 51% agave, with caramel colouring added to the finished product to give it the gold color, also known as joven tequila.
Monin Grenadine Syrup：Grenadine is by far the most common and versatile sweetener and flavouring in classic bar mixology. As hard as it is to believe, it has nothing similar with pomegranate syrup. Many cocktails contain Grenadine. It imparts a nice red colour and sweet, slightly tart taste that is very popular by children and adults. MONIN Grenadine syrup presents a flavour of red berries with a touch of vanilla and a bright red colour to enhance non alcoholic beverages, cocktails and even desserts, marinades, and several other recipes.
Tequila Sunrise Bundle ：Right here in this bundle, we have a full-sized bottle of Jose Cuervo Gold and a full-sized bottle of Monin Syrup-Red Grenadine.
If you’re looking for something as beautiful as the sunrise, then you’d go with a sip of Tequila Sunrise.
