Ingredients:

  • 2 oz (60 ml) Tequila (Blanco or Reposado)
  • 1 oz (30 ml) Blood Orange Juice (freshly squeezed if possible)
  • 0.75 oz (22 ml) Lime Juice (freshly squeezed)
  • 0.5 oz (15 ml) Cointreau (or other orange liqueur)
  • 0.25 oz (7.5 ml) Grenadine
  • Ice cubes
  • Optional: Salt for rimming the glass
  • Garnish: Orange slice and/or maraschino cherry eyeball (cherry stuffed with a gummy eye)

Instructions:

  1. If desired, rim the glass with salt. Moisten the rim with a lime wedge and dip into salt.
  2. In a cocktail shaker, combine tequila, blood orange juice, lime juice, Cointreau, and grenadine.
  3. Fill the shaker with ice.
  4. Shake vigorously for 15-20 seconds, until the shaker is well-chilled.
  5. Strain into the prepared glass filled with ice.
  6. Garnish with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry eyeball (if using).