Celebrate Mexico with this colorful 3 shot style drink. Serve this drink in three shot glasses lined up next to each other: red (sangria), white (tequila blanco), green (lime juice). You sip each of these slowly alternating.
Tequila recommendations: Don Julio 70, Siete Leguas, or Clase Azul Blanco
Ingredients for the Banderita
1 shot glass of fresh squeezed lime juice
1 shot glass of tequila blanco (preferably use Don Julio 70, Siete Leguas, or Classe Azul Blanco)
1 shot glass of Sangrita (click here for link to recipe or see below)
Line up the shot glasses on a tray in order: lime juice, tequila, sangrita.
How to Make Sangrita
This recipe makes enough for 6 servings of Sangrita.
1 cup spicy v8 juice
¼ cup orange juice
2 limes
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce (to taste)
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Maggi
½ teaspoon salt
Dash of chili pepper
In a pitcher, stir the tomato, orange, and lime juices, the hot pepper and Worcestershire sauces, and salt. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Stir to re-blend, taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary, and serve cold.
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