Tequila Daisy

Name: Tequila Daisy
Ingredients: 1 1⁄2 oz Patrón Silver blanco tequila; 1⁄2 oz Orange Curaçao liqueur; 1⁄2 oz Lemon juice; 1⁄4 oz Monin Grenadine Syrup; 3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s; 1⁄2 oz Thomas Henry Soda Water

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Ingredients

1 1⁄2 oz Patrón Silver blanco tequila
1⁄2 oz Orange Curaçao liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Monin Grenadine Syrup
3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s
1⁄2 oz Thomas Henry Soda Water

Method

Glass:

Photographed in an Urban Bar Retro Optic Coupe 21cl

Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of quarter orange slice wheel.

Method:

SHAKE first 5 ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
TOP with soda.

Garnish:

Garnish with orange slice on rim.

Nutrition:

One serving of Tequila Daisy contains 172 calories

History:

Recipe created in October 2023 by yours truly, based on historical recipes.

Daisy is the generic name of a family of cocktails which dates back to Victorian times. Such cocktails are made with citrus juice, sweetened with syrup or a liqueur, and fortified with a base spirit – in this case tequila. It's perhaps no coincidence that Margarita is the Spanish word for 'daisy' and that a Margarita cocktail is basically a Tequila Daisy

The first published recipe for a Daisy appears in Jerry Thomas' 1876 second edition of his Bar-Tender's Guide. He list the recipe for a Brandy Daisy in full followed by recipes for a Whisky Daisy, Gin Daisy and Rum Daisy with the base spirit substituted accordingly. That first Daisy recipe mixes the spirit (brandy) with gum syrup, orange cordial (liqueur) and lemon juice in an iced shaker strained into a glass then topped with seltzer water from a syphon. By 1910, both editions of Jacob Abraham's Jack's Bar Manual published that year boast numerous Daisy recipes with raspberry syrup relacing gum syrup.

Tequila was little known outside of Mexico but that changed as Prohibition led to tequila being smuggled into the US and so into the Daisy. The first specific mention of a Tequila Daisy appears in the Moville Mail newspaper on 23rd July 1936 (pg. 4, cols. 1-3) in a piece titled "Graham's Sightseeing". James Graham was the newspaper's editor and owner and in the piece, he recounts his visit to Tijuana and Augua [sic] Caliente, Mexico.