Don Julio Reposado Sunrise

This sunrise will dazzle you! Don Julio Reposado Tequila mixed with orange juice and a drizzle of grenadine....Acapulco is waiting, you can be there by morning!

DON JULIO REPOSADO SUNRISE

Ingredients

  • 50ml

    Don Julio Reposado Tequila

  • 135ml

    Orange juice

  • 15ml

    Grenadine

  • 1

    Lime Wedge (Garnish)

0 units of alcohol per serve

Equipment

  • 1

    Highball Glass

  • 1

    Ice Scoop

  • 1

    Jigger

  • 1

    Bar Spoon

  • 1

    Tones

Serves:
1

Method

  • Preparation
    1. Add Don Julio and grenadine to an ice-filled Highball Glass.
    2. Layer the Orange Juice on top to create the classic sunrise effect.
    3. Garnish with a Lime Wedge.
  • Alcohol content

    Alcohol content

    15 g per serve

Interesting Facts

The Sunrise from Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book isn’t the original tequila sunrise. Equal amounts grenadine, crème de Violette, Yellow Chartreuse, and triple sec are layered in this unique cocktail.

History of Drink

The first of the two tequila sunrise variations are claimed to have been invented in or around 1930 in the Agua Caliente resort in Tijuana, Mexico, which gained popularity during US Prohibition.