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.
1 ½ozRed Wine - Dry - Such as Pinot Noir or Merlot
½ozSimple Syrup
½ozBlue Curacao
½ozSilver Tequila - Good quality - Your favorite brand
1wedgeFresh Lime - for squeezing in
1Sparkling Water - I used San Pellegrino Essenza - for topping off
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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.