Tequila Cocktails

Tequila Sunrise

1 1/2 oz Tequila
4 - 6 oz Orange Juice
1/2 oz Grenadine
Orange slice for garnish

Fill highball glass with 3 - 4 ice cubes.

Pour in tequila, orange juice, and finally the grenadine.

Do not stir. Let the grenadine settle to the bottom of the glass - it will create the "sunrise" effect.

Garnish with an orange slice.

Long Island Iced Tea

1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Gin
1/2 oz White Rum
1/2 oz Tequila (optional)
1/2 oz Triple Sec
1 oz Sweet & Sour (or 3 oz Orange Juice)
Coke

Pour the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake well. Strain into a sour or highball glass. Top with Coke.
Garnish with a lemon twist.

Tequila Shot (Straight)

1 1/2 oz Jose Cuervo Gold tequila
Lemon or lime wedge
1 pinch of salt

Moisten the back of your hand below the index finger (usually by licking) and pour on the salt.

Lick the salt off your hand. The salt lessens the burn of the tequila.

Drink the tequila.

Quickly bite the lemon or lime wedge. The sour fruit balances and enhances the flavor of the tequila.

Devil's Punch

2 oz Tequila
1 oz Orange liqueur
1 oz Limoncello
1 oz Sour mix
dash of orange juice

Pour the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake well. Strain into a sour or highball glass.

Margarita

1 1/2 oz Tequila
1/2 oz Triple sec
3 oz Sour Mix
dash of lemon or lime juice
lime wedge for garnish
salt or sugar to rim the glass (optional)

Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes.
Shake well.

Salt the rim of a chilled margarita glass.
Pour contents, with ice, into the glass.
Garnish with the lime wedge.

Screamer

1 oz Vodka
1 oz Rum
1 oz Bailey’s Irish Cream
1/2 oz Tequila
1/2 oz Malibu

Fill highball glass with 4 ice cubes. Pour the ingredients. Stir. Serve.

Sangrita

There are many recipes for sangrita, but most contain tomato juice, lime juice, chili sauce, salt  and pureed onion.

8 oz tomato juice
1 oz orange juice
1 oz grapefruit juice
1 oz lime juice
4-6 drops Tabasco sauce

Beer Margarita

1 can (12 oz) frozen limeade concentrate (semi-thawed)
12 oz Tequila
12 oz Beer
6 oz 7UP
6 oz Cold water
1 Lime (wedges)
ice

Combine the limeade, tequila, 7UP, water and beer in a large glass pitcher. Stir with a long-handled spoon until completely blended and the frozen limeade has completely melted.
Add in lots of ice.

Adjust with extra water if the mixture is too sweet.
Pour contents into a glass. Garnish with the lime wedge.

Comments

[Tequila Girl]

Love your Recipe page. Tequila Sunrise...mmm...mmm...mmm
Try this Tequila recipe, we call it "Pink":
1 part of Tequila
1 part of Cranberry juice
1 part of ice,
several drops of fresh lime juice
Stir, serve with a lime wedge.