I’m finally getting back on the blog horse this week and I am making a tried and true favorite of mine.  It is a Tequila Sunrise.

All the recipes I found online were almost the same, but the general directions I always follow go like this:

1. Fill a glass with ice cubes

2. 1.5 shots of tequila (2 oz.)

3. Twice as much orange juice if you are eyeing it (4 oz. if you want to be precise)

4. Stir it all up

5. Add about a good splash of grenadine (1 oz.) 

6. Enjoy! (With a lime wedge and a cherry if you have them on hand)

If you want to experience the full “sunrise effect,” it is important to add the grenadine AFTER stirring the other ingredients together.  The grenadine will sink to the bottom and rise back to the top.  I was hoping to post the “sunrise” in video form, but my camera was injured in a Spring Break-related accident.  This is also why the quality of my pictures is lacking – I used my camera phone.

Like many cocktails, a Tequila Sunrise is better as cold as possible.  I recommend keeping tequila in the freezer when you have the space.

Also, if you looked very closely at the picture of ingredients you will see that I didn’t even manage to follow my own recipe.  I added pineapple juice that I happened to have in the fridge, and it was – of course – delicious.  This is not to say, though, that it is better than the original recipe.  A classic is a classic.

“Take it easy, take it easy, don’t let the sound of your own

wheels make you crazy”

- The Eagles