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Tequila Daisy

Tequila Daisy

Classic

The Daisy template with tequila, the ancestor of the Margarita.

ClassicRefreshingVintageCitrusy
3 minEasyBalanced

Tart lime and grassy tequila with a light orange sweetness and a blush of pomegranate from the grenadine.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Blanco Tequila
  • 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • 0.5 oz Orange Liqueur
  • 0.25 oz Grenadine
  • Lime wheel · optional garnish

Method

  1. 1

    Add the tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, and grenadine to a shaker with ice.

  2. 2

    Shake until well-chilled.

  3. 3

    Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.

  4. 4

    Garnish with a lime wheel.

The Story

The Daisy is a family of sours with a liqueur and a touch of grenadine or other syrup, in print since the 1800s. A tequila Daisy is often cited as the root of the Margarita, whose name is the Spanish word for daisy.

Glass · Rocks glassGarnish · Lime wheel