IBA official cocktail | |
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Type | Mixed drink |
Base spirit | |
Served | On the rocks: poured over ice |
Standard garnish | half orange slice or orange zest |
Standard drinkware | Highball glass |
IBA specified ingredients† |
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Preparation | Pour tequila and orange juice directly into highball glass filled with ice cubes. Add the grenadine syrup to create chromatic effect (sunrise), do not stir. |
† Tequila sunrise recipe at International Bartenders Association |
The tequila sunrise is a cocktail made of tequila, orange juice, and grenadine syrup. The drink is served unmixed in a tall glass. The modern drink originates from Sausalito, California, in the early 1970s after an earlier iteration created in the 1930s in Phoenix, Arizona. The cocktail is named for its appearance when served—with gradations of color resembling an inverted sunrise.