Mexicana
A tropical tequila cocktail brightened with pineapple juice and a touch of grenadine.
Base
tequila
Glassware
Rocks glass
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Ingredients
- 2 oz tequila (blanco)
- 3 oz pineapple juice
- 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
- 0.25 oz grenadine
Instructions
- 1Fill a rocks glass with ice.
- 2Add tequila, pineapple juice, and lime juice.
- 3Stir gently and drizzle grenadine on top.
Origin & Story
Mexico, mid-1900s
A tropical cousin of the Tequila Sunrise, it swaps orange juice for pineapple to give tequila a sweeter, fruitier frame.
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