Sauza Tequila Strawberry Sparklers

It’s a double shot at cocktails with Sauza Tequila (get it?!) this week on DC Girl. I hope you were able to put the margs + guac recipes to good use on Tuesday for National Guacamole Day! Or you bookmarked the page for future reference, I have an entire bookmark folder in my Google Chrome dedicated solely to my love of eating. With a subfolder for cocktails. I think I have my priorities in order on that one.

I love a good champagne cocktail but never thought of adding tequila into that equation. Perhaps because in my mind, Tequila is a stand-alone liquor who almost exclusively dates Margarita mixes, which might involve a side of nachos. And if you live in DC, an order of the Bob Armstrong dip from Tortilla Coast (life changing).

Move over, Margarita because there’s a new woman in Tequila’s life: Champagne. And it’s bringing its A-game with this Sauza Tequila Strawberry Sparkler.

The vibrant red of this cocktail is awesome and I’m already looking for parties and get togethers to throw this drink into the mix: perhaps I’ll take a leaf out of Leslie Knope’s playbook and host a Galentine’s Day. But why wait that long? I could serve this cocktail at my birthday in two months. With my favorite parts of cocktails (champagne, strawberries + tequila) joining forces, I’ll find any excuse to whip this up. Just you wait!

Ingredients

1 part Sauza® Blue Silver 100% Agave Tequila

½ part DeKuyper® Strawberry Liqueur

½ part (chilled) rose champagne

½ part limeade

3 strawberries

1 tbsp. sugar

1 lime wedge

Directions

Wash, stem, quarter and freeze strawberries for at least 1 hour (can be done the day ahead). Run a wedge of lime around the rim of your champagne flute and dip in a plate of sugar to coat rim. Place 3 frozen strawberries in the bottom of the prepared flute. Pour champagne into the glass. In a shaker filled with ice, combine tequila, limeade, and strawberry liqueur. Shake and pour into glass. Add a squeeze of fresh lime if desired and serve immediately.