Vodka Sunrise

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The Vodka Sunrise is a lot like the Tequila Sunrise, only with vodka instead of tequila. Or you could think of it as a Screwdriver with a healthy amount of grenadine added in.

This is a very tasty drink that’s actually quite light on the alcohol, making it a good choice for breakfast or any occasion where you prefer lighter drinking. If it’s not strong enough for you, you can always up the vodka by a half-ounce or an ounce and reduce the orange juice accordingly.

The Vodka Sunrise cocktail is just like the Tequila Sunrise, but with vodka in place of the tequila. That makes it a nice alternative for Tequila Sunrise lovers, and a great replacement for those who don't like tequila.

2 min Prep Time

2 min Total Time

Pour the vodka and orange juice into a highball glass.
Stir them thoroughly.
Pour in the grenadine syrup.
Garnish with an orange wheel.

Tequila Sunrise cocktail

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The Tequila Sunrise is another orange juice based cocktail, like the Screwdriver, the Orange Blossom and the Harvey Wallbanger. The long-standing appeal of these drinks is actually the orange juice – it hydrates your body and provides Vitamin C to prevent or reduce hangover effects, but you still get your alcohol kick, too.

They’re a great choice to serve guests who are just social drinkers, but they’re equally popular with more dedicated drinkers. The flavor is orange and berry, which is a generally likable combination, even for people who don’t like tequila. (If you have a guest who really doesn’t like tequila, serve them the Vodka Sunrise, which is virtually the same drink, only with the less flavorful vodka in place of the tequila.)

The Tequila Sunrise gets its name from the visual effect of the grenadine dropping to the bottom, then slowly rising. That gives it a red layer at the bottom that slowly blends into an orange layer. This method of dropping the grenadine in slowly is actually the easiest way to get the effect of a layered cocktail.

Tequila Sunrise Recipe

4 ounces orange juice (fresh squeezed is preferred)
2 ounces white tequila
1/2 ounce grenadine

Put ice cubes into a highball glass. Pour in the tequila followed by the orange juice. Now slowly pour the grenadine straight down the middle, so it sinks to the bottom. Optionally garnish with a citrus wedge or sliver of orange peel. If you find it difficult to pour slowly, here are some suggestions:

Use a pour spout over the bottle.
Pour as thin a stream as you can get out of the bottle over the back of a spoon, a technique we covered here with video, photos and instructions.
Pour your grenadine into a paper cup, crease the brim of the cup, and pour slowly at the crease.

Sweet Sunrise: The Ideal Mocktail for a Casual Brunch

3 mins
Prep: 3 mins,
Cook: 0 mins
Yield: 1 serving

Take the tequila out of the Tequila Sunrise and you have a Virgin (or Sweet) Sunrise. It is a fantastic mixed drink for any time of the day and the recipe is unbelievably easy to make.

Essentially, the Virgin Sunrise is a simple way to enhance a tall glass of orange juice. It adds the sweetness of grenadine to offset the tart citrus and because it's served on the rocks, it's quite refreshing. Once you learn the beauty of this easy mocktail, it may even replace your morning orange juice.

Sunrise Cocktail

Recipe by COOKINGS4ME

Sunrise Cocktail

SERVES:

Ingredients Nutrition

2 limes, juice of
1 ⁄₂ cup caster sugar
ice cube
100 ml vodka
600 ml of tropical juice
100 ml raspberry flavored syrup or 100 ml grenadine
fresh pineapple or lime, to serve

Directions

slice up pinapple and lime into wedges and set aside.
place sugar and lime juice into seperate bowls.
dunk the rim of a cocktail glass in the lime juice to moisted, then quickly place rim into the bowl with sugar, to form a sugar crusted rim.
carefully place ice cubes into glass.
pour the fruit juice and a dash of the remaining lime juice over the cubes(do not stir). slowly pour in the rasperry syrup(do not stir, syrup will sink to bottom of glass).
garnish with fresh pinaple and lime.
serve immediately.

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Nutrition Info

Serving Size: 1 (76 g)

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Amt. Per Serving % Daily Value Calories 156.1 Calories from Fat 0 0% Total Fat 0 g 0% Saturated Fat 0 g 0% Cholesterol 0 mg 0% Sodium 0.6 mg 0% Total Carbohydrate 26.6 g 8% Dietary Fiber 0.1 g 0% Sugars 25.3 g 101% Protein 0.1 g 0%

Teal-quila Sunrise

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About The Teal-quila Sunrise Cocktail

This fun, summer take on the Tequila Sunrise knocks out the grenadine for homemade raspberry syrup (don’t worry, it’s easy!) and a dash of blue curaçao for a drink that’s as tasty as it is colorful.

Ingredients in The Teal-quila Sunrise Cocktail

How to make The Teal-quila Sunrise Cocktail

Pour the syrup into a Highball glass and fill with crushed ice.

Add the rest of the ingredients to a shaker with ice, and shake until chilled.

Strain over the crushed ice.

Garnish with a lemon twist and raspberry.

*Raspberry syrup: In a small glass, muddle 6 raspberries. Add 6 oz simple syrup and stir. Fine-strain into a separate glass to remove the seeds.

The Tequila Sunrise Cocktail

The Tequila Sunrise Cocktail is a very popular long drink perfect for hot summer days thanks to its refreshing qualities and fruity flavors. The cocktail can be prepared in two ways, but there are many other variations as well, which change the alcohol composition, or even that of its liquid companions. This mixed drink was invented by Gene Sulit at the bar of the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, some time during the 1930s-1940s.

Tequila Sunrise Cocktail picture

The name of the cocktail was suggested to its inventor by the drink’s final colors, which reminded him of a sunrise. As the denser ingredients of the drink settle on the bottom of the glass, the lighter ones stay at the surface and form a layered composition in the orange and yellow colors of the sunrise. The original version of the Tequila Sunrise cocktail, the one invented by Gene Sulit, contains the following ingredients: tequila, creme de cassis, soda water and lime juice. The other version, which is much more popular, contains ingredients like tequila, grenadine syrup and orange juice. It was invented by Billy Rice and Bobby Lazoff in the 1970s at the Trident restaurant, located in Sausalito, California.

Because it is considered a long drink in the official International Bartenders’ Association list, the Tequila Sunrise cocktail is usually served in a highball glass. However, you may find it in various types of glasses depending on the location. Here is how this mixed drink is usually prepared, and the ingredient quantities:

45 ml tequila
90 ml orange juice
15 ml grenadine juice

You take the highball glass and fill it with ice, and then you pour the tequila and the orange juice over it. The next step is to pour the grenadine juice gently, and wait for it to settle on the bottom of the glass. Under any circumstances you mustn’t stir the mixture, otherwise the whole gradual effect of the drink is lost, and you can no longer call it a Tequila Sunrise. The glass can be garnished with a slice of orange, a maraschino cherry, or even a slice of lime. Finally, here are some of the variations of Tequila Sunrise cocktail which you can have:

Tequila Sunset – the grenadine is replaced by dark rum or blackberry brandy;
Vodka Sunrise – The tequila is replaced by vodka;
Southern Sunrise – Southern Comfort instead of tequila;
Astronaut Sunrise – the orange juice is replaced by Tang;
Florida Sunrise – the same amounts of orange juice and pineapple juice are used;
Red Sea Sunrise – tequila is replaced by Sprite or lemonade in this non-alcoholic version;
Enamorada Sunrise – the grenadine syrup is replaced by Campari.

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