Thirsty Thursday: Tequila For All Hours Of The Day!

Chelsea has been über busy lately, so the responsibility of Thirsty Thursday bevies was placed on my shoulders.. no pressure. We had a carafe of orange juice in the fridge, and we always have tequila on hand, so I decided to make a minimum-effort, maximum-result drink. Actually, two of them. I made a Tequila sunrise and a Tequila Sunset (understand the title now?!). These are so easy to make, and sooo tasty! 

What you need (for 1):

1/2 cup (4 oz.) Orange Juice 

1 oz. Tequila 

1/2 - 1 cup ice

1/2 oz. Grenadine (for a sunrise) or Blackberry Brandy (for a sunset)

Glass and preferred garnishes (cherries are classic; sadly we didn't have any. Orange slices work well, and a sugared rim is always appropriate!)

How to do it:

I actually did mine 2 ways. The first was on the rocks, and the second was blended. 

On the rocks:

Prep your cup. Sugar the rim and fill glass with ice (about a 1/2 cup).

Mix together the orange juice and tequila. Pour into glass.

Slowly pour the grenadine or brandy over the top. This will sink to the bottom, since it is denser, giving a beautiful layered look. 

Garnish as desired and enjoy!

           

Blended:

Prep your cup. Sugar the rim. 

In a blender, blend the ice (about 1 cup), orange juice and tequila together until smooth. Pour into glass.

Slowly pour the grenadine or brandy over the top. Though the grenadine/brandy will make its way to the bottom, as it is denser, it will not be as clean as the "on the rocks" version. It's more of a tie dye. 

Garnish as desired and enjoy!

The Blackberry Brandy wasn't as colorful as I was hoping, but it tasted fab! 

I thought I would be creative and use sprinkles to cover the rim of one of my glasses. Sadly, this didn't go so well because I wet the rim with water. Learn from my mistake! Use honey or agave  if you're going to use something heavy to deck out your glasses. Easy fix!

I hope you enjoy! These would be great for a brunch too - orange juice is typical breakfast fare, and the ratio of alcohol to juice isn't very high. If you have any little ones that like fancy beverages, just skip the tequila and use maraschino cherry juice instead of grenadine. Voilà!

Stay fab!

Chloe