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Bandera

4th July and Independence Day · Savoury (e.g. Bloody Mary) · Shot cocktails

3.9 10 ratings

Ingredients

2 oz Blanco tequila
2 oz Lime juice
1/2 oz Tomato juice
1/2 oz Pomegranate juice
1/4 oz Orange juice
1/2 oz Lime juice
1/6 oz Grenadine syrup
2 drop Red hot pepper sauce
2 dash Worcestershire sauce
1 pinch Salt
1 grind Black pepper

How to make

Serve in a shot glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a SHOT GLASS.
  2. 2 No garnish to prepare.

Method

  1. 3 POUR tequila to fill first shot glass (caballitos).
  2. 4 POUR lime juice to fill second shot glass.
  3. 5 To make the sangrita to fill the third glass, SHAKE rest of ingredients with ice.
  4. 6 FINE STRAIN into third shot glass.

Garnish

  1. 7 Instruct the drinker to sip from each of the three glasses alternatively.

Flavour profile

History

In Mexico, the quality of the homemade Sangrita can make or break a bar. This Sangrita is spicy and slightly sweet.

This is a well-known and traditional method of serving tequila in Mexico. 'Bandera' is Spanish for flag, and the 'Bandera de México' features the colors green, white, and red, represented by three glasses: lime juice (green), Blanco tequila (clear or 'white'), and sangrita (red). The Bandera is also consumed to commemorate Mexican Independence Day. The green lime juice symbolizes the independence movement, while the red sangrita chaser represents the blood shed by national heroes. Fittingly, 'sangrita' means 'little blood' in Spanish, and sangrita is served with tequila in virtually every bar across Mexico.

Also known as Banderita