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Siesta in a rocks glass

Siesta

A tequila cocktail with Campari and grapefruit.

BitterCitrusAgave

Ingredients

  • Tequila Blanco2 oz (60 ml)
  • Campari0.5 oz (15 ml)
  • Grapefruit Juice0.5 oz (15 ml)
  • Lime Juice0.5 oz (15 ml)
  • Simple Syrup0.5 oz (15 ml)

How to make it

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice.
  2. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Glass: Rocks

History

The Siesta was created by Katie Stipe in New York around 2006. A tequila riff on the Hemingway Daiquiri, it adds Campari and grapefruit to tequila and lime, becoming an early modern classic of the agave-cocktail movement.

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