Blood Orange Tequila Fizz.
I’ve very busy trying to figure out the billion ways I can consume blood oranges.
Very, very busy.
FYI: The depression that will set in when blood orange season is over will be ROUGH. I don’t care much about regular oranges at all. You know? They are just so… regular.
Out of all the things, all the cakes and breads and salads and salmon, cocktails are probably my favorite thing to make with blood oranges. I realize that this probably comes as no surprise give my Lisa-Frank-loving-neon-pink-heart-glitter-flecked life but I figured that I should remind you.
THE COLOR!
Also, the deliciousness. That’s a horrible word, isn’t it? In this day and age of adding “ness” to everything, it makes most people, even myself, cringe. Yet I still write. I still even SAY it, in real life. Like the words actually come out of my mouth. I don’t know why I torture my keyboard and ears this way.
So, how is your January? Are you on the no booze train right now since it’s still the beginning of the year? When do resolutions fall off? I vote for the second weekend of January. The first weekend you still have all that momentum to make it through. You’re excited about the new lifestyle changes you’re making. It’s like, bacon cheeseburgers? HA! Who needs those?
And then by the second weekend, it’s all me, ME! I need those bacon cheeseburgers! Insert your cheese/chocolate/coffee/pizza/cookies/wine here. Feeling you.
We rarely have a drink throughout the week because I need full clarity for this busy time, but come Thursday, I’m ready. I usually don’t cave until Friday afternoon – it is the happiest hour after all! However you might remember that I’ve wanted to reinstate (or, um, start) margarita Mondays for quite some time. It should be a law.
AND. It’s also rare that I make a drink using tequila that isn’t a margarita. I love a good Paloma but it’s not something I make often, especially since Eddie doesn’t love grapefruit. He doesn’t even really love tequila, but sometimes I can sneak it into a delicious cocktail like this one and pull some trickery on him.
Not only can I rave about the color here, but the FLAVOR! It’s not margarita-like, even though we have some lime simple syrup. It’s topped off with ginger ale (or beer – your call) for the fizzy bubbles and can be as sweet as you like. Annnnd it might make you forget about the pizza you want this weekend. #truth
Blood Orange Tequila Fizz
Ingredients
- 3 ounces freshly squeezed blood orange juice
- 2 ounces gold tequila
- 1 ounce lime simple syrup
- 2 ounces ginger ale or ginger beer!
lime simple syrup
- 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/3 cup sugar
Instructions
- Fill a chilled glass with crushed ice. Add a blood orange slice.
- In a shaker, combine the blood orange juice, tequila, lime juice and lime syrup. Shake well for about 30 seconds then pour over the ice. Top with the ginger ale/beer and add a lime wedge. Serve!
lime simple syrup
- Heat the lime juice in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the sugar and cook until it dissolves and the mixture begins to simmer. Remove from the heat and let it cool to room temperature.
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24 Comments on “Blood Orange Tequila Fizz.”
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mmm so good! definitely ready for a drink ?? the color of those oranges + board = sunset amazing
Yes, yes, and yes! Omg.
I’m totally with you on enjoying as many blood oranges as possible this time of year!
Tequila is my drink of choice… definitely in margs, but really in anything. And these looks perfect! The second this Whole30 is over, I’m making these :)
This looks delicious!
This tequila fizz looks like my Friday night! I’ve been on quite the blood orange train myself. They’re just so good and SO PINK! I’ve been throwing them in smoothies a lot but I think this adult beverage looks divine.
This looks so refreshing!
Paige
http://www.thehappyflammily.com/2017/01/unplugging-in-heber-valley-utah.html
So much yes!!! Excuse me while I go buy some blood oranges…
LOVE this. I’m not sure which I love more: blood oranges or cara caras! I just can’t get over the cara cara pink!
I never drink that much, so I never go on the no booze train :) These are so incredible. Citrus is my fav thing for cocktails.
Blood oranges really are the most amazing color. So beautiful in this cocktail.
I just never ever want blood orange season to be over, they are so pretty! Also, tequila always and forever.
I’m loving all of these blood orange options lately!
Kari
http://sweetteasweetie.com/
I’m making this right now! ?
One question.. Add lime juice and lime syrup, but I’m not seeing lime juice in the first list, so not sure how much to add apart from the syrup.
Thanks! ?
Blood oranges are so perfect right now. This recipe looks delicious!
We made these last night. So freaking good.
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I just finished drinking one of these and OH MY! It was delicious! I’m a little bit of a lightweight, so I cut the tequila to 1 1/2 ounces, but it was perfect. Thanks for the recipe!
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how much lime juice do you add in addition the lime simple syrup? lime juice isn’t listed in the ingredients list (apart from the syrup recipe)
Wow!!! This cocktail is 100% awesome. Looks great and tastes great. I made it as a welcome drink for a dinner party recently, and everybody loved it. Thanks a lot!
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Does the drink have to use gold tequila or could silver tequila be used? I only have silver.