Tequila sunrise

Tequila sunrise

IBA official cocktail
A tequila sunrise demonstrating its resemblance to an inverted sunrise, in a stemware rather than the usual collins glass
Type	Mixed drink
Base spirit	Tequila
Served	On the rocks: poured over ice
Standard garnish	half orange slice or orange zest
Standard drinkware	Highball glass
IBA specified ingredients†	45 ml tequila 90 ml fresh orange juice 15 ml grenadine syrup
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.