The Red Carpet, the epitome of star-studded celebrity and the People to Know, and finally, a drink. Actually this tequila cocktail, dubbed the Red Carpet, is one of two feature drinks to be served at the 2008 Academy Awards pre-show reception and the Governors Ball afterwards. That glamour aside, it is a really good drink filled with four fruits, some sugar and a little tequila. The gold sugar suggested for the rim may be hard to find, but even a rim of “average” sugar will have you drinking just like the stars (at least for one night).
Ingredients:
- 11/2 oz Patrón Silver Tequila
- 1/2 ounce Patrón Citrónge Orange Liqueur
- fresh raspberry juice
- dash organic cranberry juice
- fresh lime juice
- gold sugar rim
- orange wedge dipped in gold sugar for garnish
Preparation:
- Wet the rim of a cocktail glass using an orange or lime wedge.
- Rim the wet with gold sugar, shake off excess sugar and set aside
- Pour the liquid ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Shake well.
- Strain into the prepared cocktail glass.
- Garnish with an orange wedge dipped in gold sugar.
