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How to make a 'Tequila Sunrise' cocktail
Rate the 'Tequila Sunrise' cocktail.
Designed to look like a morning sunrise, this cocktail is a strong-but-sweet cocktail containing similar ingredients to that of a margarita.
The 'Tequila Sunrise' cocktail
Cook Time
Prep time: 5 min
Ready in: 5 min
Yields: 1 glass
Utensils
- Long cocktail glass
- Standard shot measures
- Knife
- Straws
Ingredients
- 2 shots (standard 25ml shot measure) Gold Tequila
- 1 shot (standard 25ml shot measure) Cointreau
- A drizzle Strawberry Syrup
- Ice, Cubes
- A glassful Orange Juice
- Lime, (to decorate)
How to make the Tequila Sunrise
- Fill the glass almost to the rim with ice cubes.
- Add the 2 shots of gold tequila.
- Add the shot of cointreau.
- Top up the glass with orange juice until a few cms off being full.
- Stir well to mix the alcohol evenly through the drink.
- Pour in the drizzle of strawberry syrup to create the sunrise effect.
- Cut a circle of lime. Cut a slit into the centre of the lime and place this on the rim of the glass as decoration.
- Add a few straws for decoration.
- Enjoy!
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