Skip to content

Siesta

Method
Shaken
Glass
Coupe glass
Served
Martini
Strength
About 14% ABV
Family
Sour
Flavour
Bitter, citrus

Ingredients

How to make it

  1. Shake all ingredients hard with ice and strain into a chilled coupe.
  2. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

Tip: Fill the shaker with ice and shake hard for 10 to 15 seconds, until the tin is frosty.

About the Siesta

Katie Stipe created it at Flatiron Lounge in New York in the mid-2000s as a tequila take on the Hemingway Daiquiri, with Campari where the maraschino would be.

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 Grapefruit Juice? Use Grapefruit (Squeeze fresh: 1 grapefruit gives about 150 ml)
  • No Simple Syrup? Use Sugar (1 tsp sugar is about 7.5 ml syrup; stir until dissolved)
  • No Simple Syrup? Use Honey Syrup (Adds honey flavour)
  • No Campari? Use Aperol (Lighter, sweeter and less bitter)

Similar drinks

What else can you make tonight?

Tell Proof which bottles you have and it shows every drink you can mix right now.

Get Proof on Google Play

Android only for now.