Tequila Drink Recipe - The Agave Sunset
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AGAVE SUNSET (new!)
When people ask me, “What is an Agave Sunset?” I tell them two things. First, it’s the precursor to a Tequila Sunrise. Second, it was so named because tequila is made from the agave, and I took a photo of one at sunset, which graces the cover of my third book, Agave Sunsets. I always thought there should be a drink by that name, but could never think of one. Since I’m editor of La Buena Vida en Buena Vista—Hotel Buena Vista’s monthly online newsletter and we have a contest every month, we decided to allow our readers to submit their own creations for this drink. Suzanna, a longtime hotel guest and good friend of ours, came up with the winning recipe. Here it is. Makes one drink.
2 ounces Hornitos tequila
3/4 ounce Controy (or Triple Sec, Cointreau or other orange liqueur)
Juice of 1 Mexican lime (limón)
4 ounces fresh orange juice
2 ounces Jamaica (or cranberry juice if you can’t find or make Jamaica)
Maraschino cherry and orange slice for garnish
Fill tall clear 12 ounce cocktail glass with ice. Pour in 1 1tequila, Controy, and then squeeze the lime in. Fill to almost top of glass with orange juice and stir well. Add Jamaica or cranberry juice, so that it swirls down. Garnish with a slice of orange and a maraschino cherry. This is more refreshing and not as sweet as the Tequila Sunrise, so go Agave Sunset! And of course, serve this only at sunset!
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