Tequila Sunrise
The Tequila Sunrise is an IBA Contemporary Classic: 3 ingredients, built in the glass and served in a highball. That makes 173 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodBuilt in the glass
GlassHighball
In the glass173 ml
Strength10.4%
Ingredients
- 45 mltequila
- 90 mlfresh orange juice
- 15 mlgrenadine
Method
- 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.
Garnish: Garnish with half orange slice or an orange zest.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- Sweetness shows without covering: it comes from fresh orange juice, with 0.4 out of 10 of bitterness holding it back.
- round → sour
- Acidity leaves it halfway: 69th of 186, and the acid comes from fresh orange juice.
- light → strong
- Just 10.4% in the glass: lighter than 64% of the catalogue, and the volume has as much to do with it as the recipe.
Among the five around it on the map it is the only one built on tequila.
Five that come close
- RossiniBuilt on vino and with prosecco in place of fresh orange juice.
- Long Island Iced TeaBuilt on vodka and with cola in place of fresh orange juice.
- Cuba LibreBuilt on rum and with cola in place of fresh orange juice.
- Vodka EnergyBuilt on vodka and with energy drink in place of fresh orange juice.
- Sex on the BeachBuilt on vodka and with vodka in place of tequila.
Every drink near the Tequila Sunrise on the map
Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026