Sangrita and Tequila Shot
Samantha Weiss Hills
Photo by Mark Weinberg
- Serves
- 2
Hailing from the Jalisco region of Mexico, sangrita is the longtime, traditional companion to a shot of tequila blanco. It’s important to note that you don’t take a shot of tequila all at once and then chase it with an entire shot of sangrita; the two should be sipped alternately so they mingle with one another’s citrusy and peppery flavors. You can also easily scale this recipe up to accommodate larger gatherings.
Ingredients
- 2 ounce tomato juice
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 ounce grenadine (we made ours with: https://food52.com/recipes/26786-jeffrey-morgenthaler-s-diy-grenadine)
- 2 to 4 drops Tabasco hot sauce
- 2 shakes ground chipotle pepper
- 1 splash orange juice
- 3 ounce Don Julio blanco tequila
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Directions
- Step 1
In a shaker or measuring cup, mix together tomato juice, lime juice, grenadine, Tabasco, chipotle pepper, and orange juice.
- Step 2
Pour sangrita into two small glasses and 1.5 ounces of tequila into two shot glasses each. Note: The two should be sipped alternately instead of one shot quickly after the other!