Day 21: "Blood on the Rocks"

This next drink sounds like something you’d order at a goth club…a Blood on the Rocks.

Here’s the recipe I used (taken from BarNoneDrinks.com):

1 oz tequila (Sauza Tequila Silver)
3/4 oz triple sec (J. Brandt Triple Sec)
Lemon-lime soda (7-Up)
1 splash grenadine (Rose’s Grenadine Syrup)

Shake tequila and Triple Sec over ice. Strain into a highball glass and fill with lemon line soda. Splash in the grenadine and stir.

Feel free to use any kind of glass, but a blood orange might be a good choice for a garnish. ; )

Personal tasting notes: Since I’ve been having such poor luck with the tequila-based drinks, I thought this would taste a little strange. This was actually really tasty, and I think I’ll be trying it again! It tasted like 7-Up with a hint of orange, and the tequila flavor wasn’t strong at all. The only problem I had with this drink was its name; mine came out more of a light pink color than a blood red. I think a more “frilly” name would be more suited to this drink.