Mexican Firing Squad
The Mexican Firing Squad is a citrusy sour made with Tequila, Lime Juice, Grenadine and Angostura Bitters. It is shaken and served in a highball glass, about 19% ABV.
- Method
- Shaken
- Glass
- Highball glass
- Served
- Highball
- Strength
- About 19% ABV
- Family
- Sour
- Flavour
- Citrus
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 60mlTequila
- 20mlLime Juice
- 12.5mlGrenadine
- 2 dashesAngostura Bitters
How to make it
- Shake the tequila, lime juice, grenadine and bitters hard with ice.
- Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice.
- Garnish with an orange slice, a pineapple wedge and a cherry.
Tip: Fill the shaker with ice and shake hard for 10 to 15 seconds, until the tin is frosty.
About the Mexican Firing Squad
Charles H. Baker Jr. recorded it in The Gentleman's Companion (1939), crediting La Cucaracha bar in Mexico City, where he drank it in 1937.
Missing something?
- No Tequila? Use Tequila Reposado (Rounder, a little oak)
- No Tequila? Use Mezcal (Adds smoke)
- No Lime Juice? Use Lime (Squeeze fresh: 1 lime gives about 25 ml)
- No Lime Juice? Use Lemon Juice (Softer, different aroma)
- No Grenadine? Use Raspberry Syrup (Berry instead of pomegranate)
- No Angostura Bitters? Use Peychaud's Bitters (Lighter, with more anise)
All swaps for Tequila, Lime Juice, Grenadine and Angostura Bitters
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