red wine and tequila cocktail devils sunset

Devil's Sunset | A Red Wine Tequila Cocktail

This easy red wine tequila cocktail is a delicious mix of red wine, tequila, fresh lime, and citrus flavor finished up with a refreshing hit of cherry sparkling water. If you are looking for a really simple yet unique cocktail, look no further than this most interesting sparkling Devil’s Sunset cocktail.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 0

Total Time 5

COURSE Cocktail, Drinks

CUISINE Tequila Drinks, Wine Drinks

SERVINGS

Calories 142 kcal

Equipment

1 Tall Slender Cocktail Glass

1 Jigger

1 Bar Spoon

Ingredients

1 ½ oz Red Wine - Dry - Such as Pinot Noir or Merlot
½ oz Simple Syrup
½ oz Blue Curacao
½ oz Silver Tequila - Good quality - Your favorite brand
1 wedge Fresh Lime - for squeezing in
1 Sparkling Water - I used San Pellegrino Essenza - for topping off

Instructions

In a tall slender cocktail glass, pour in red wine and simple syrup. Combine these together with a bar spoon until well mixed and thoroughly combined.
Top the glass the rest of the way with fresh ice. Top off the red wine mixture with a splash of blue curaçao, silver tequila, and squeeze in the juice from 1 wedge of fresh lime. Stir everything together with a bar spoon until combined.
Top off with a splash of sparkling water and give it one more gentle stir with the bar spoon.
Garnish with fresh sliced cherries and lime wedges. Serve immediately. Serve chilled.

Notes

Adjust the sweetness accordingly to taste, if desired.

Remember that blue curaçao is a sweet citrus-flavored spirit and contributes sweetness to the cocktail as well. If adjusting the sweetness level, do so with small amounts of simple syrup, keeping the measurement of all other spirits the same as per the recipe. Finish balancing the adjusted sweetness with acidity/lime juice.

Nutrition

Calories: 142kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 0.04gSodium: 9mgPotassium: 10mgFiber: 0.03gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 1mg

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