Mexican Firing Squad
A punchy, festive tequila sour with grenadine's pomegranate blush and Angostura's aromatic depth — tart, sweet, and visually striking.
Ingredients
- 2 oz tequila (blanco)
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 0.5 oz grenadine
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Lime wheel, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- 2Shake until well chilled.
- 3Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice and garnish with a lime wheel.
Origin & Story
The Mexican Firing Squad was invented at the Bar La Cucaracha in Mexico City in the 1930s and later published by Charles H. Baker Jr. in his 1939 travel-cocktail memoir The Gentleman's Companion. Baker documented it with characteristic enthusiasm, noting that it was one of the most refreshing drinks he encountered on his travels through Central America.
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