The drink of the night is called a Tequila Collins.

This is a very simple recipe, and all the ingredients are things you probably already have in your kitchen.  This, and the fact that the main ingredient is tequila, makes this drink great for getting tipsy in a hurry.

Here is the recipe I used:

Juice of ½ lemon

1 tsp. powdered sugar

2 oz. tequila (= 1.5 shots)

Club soda

Do the hokey pokey, turn it all around (with lots of ice), and that’s about all it is.  All the recipes I found online said to add wedges of lemon and lime, and a cherry for garnish.  Well I had blood oranges, so that is what I used.  (Other than that, I followed the recipe – exactly!)

The consensus is… this drink is STRONG.  I actually didn’t like it on first sip (and I love tequila).  My tester, Sara, liked it and said, “It tastes like tequila.”  And a couple sips later, “I’m already feeling tipsy!”

And that’s exactly how it is.  The more I drank, the better it tasted.

Here is a video to show you exactly how it is done.

“Get up and dance, get up and smile, get up and drink to the days that are gone in the shortest while.”

- SimonFowler