Blood Orange Tequila Fizz | An Easy 2 Ingredient Cocktail

This Blood Orange Tequila Fizz is so easy, I feel silly making a recipe post about it. But then, again a blog post is probably the best way to spread good news quickly across the internet. I’m not lying when I say that it’s a 2 ingredient cocktail. Of course, you can jazz it up more and feel real fancy and proud of yourself. But when your kid wants to keep playing in the hot Texas sun well into the evening, sometimes you gotta grab something quick.

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But I need to be a little more forthcoming with you– this is only going to be 2 ingredients if you can find blood orange Italian soda. My beloved H-E-B has a store brand called Central Market and they make several Italian sodas. Some are seasonal and some are available year-round. These Italian sodas are my favorite ways to make quick and easy cocktails. This certainly won’t be the last cocktail recipe you see me making with one here on Girl & Tonic.

A quick note about H-E-B for all you non-Texans out there. H-E-B is a Texas-based grocery store chain that is known for having great prices, amazing customer service, and being extremely involved in the community. I mean, H-E-B mobilized faster than the freakin’ American Red Cross during Hurricane Harvey. That’s right. Our local grocery store chain sent out relief trucks, set up mobile kitchens, and donated tens of thousands of dollars. The stories of how HEB rallied around the communities devastated by Harvey (when they lost over 80 stores themselves) STILL makes me tear up. I guess I’m a Texan through and through.

If you’re unlucky enough to live beyond H-E-B’s reach, like most of America and even some of Texas (sorry Mom & Dad), Sanpellegrino makes a blood orange Italian soda and so does Bai.

If you’re using a blood orange Italian soda, there’s no need to add syrup or any sweetener because the soda already has it. If you can’t find any blood orange Italian sodas, don’t worry– you can still make a Blood Orange Tequila Fizz. In place of the Italian soda, you can always use fresh blood orange juice.

To make this blood orange Italian soda cocktail without the blood orange Italian soda, you’ll need :

• 2-3 oz. of freshly-squeezed blood orange juice
• 1 oz of simple syrup
• sparkling water of some sort– I would suggest using unsweetened mandarin sparkling water to boost the orange flav, but lime or lemon would work beautifully, too.

If you’re going the easy, 2 ingredient route and you find yourself with extra energy to spare after pouring & stirring the tequila and blood orange Italian soda together, you can add a squeeze of fresh orange juice if you have it or garnish with some basil or mint. There’s something about a garnished cocktail that just tastes better than a plain one.

Also garnishing my drink helps me remember that it’s a cocktail and not juice and should therefore not be chugged even though it tastes so dang good. A garnish is like a visual reminder to slow down & savor.

With Cinco de Mayo coming up in a few days, this easy cocktail is a great non-Margarita option. I do enjoy a good margarita, but sometimes I wanna feel a little nontraditional. You feel me?

So cheers to an easy 2 ingredient cocktail, cheers to it being May, and cheers to H-E-B–the world’s best grocery store.

The Ingredients for a Blood Orange Tequila Fizz

• 1 1/2 – 2 oz tequila blanco
• 3 – 5 oz blood orange Italian soda (Central Market brand or Sanpellegrino)

How to Make a Blood Orange Tequila Fizz

Add ice to a lowball (or highball!) glass. Pour in tequila. Pour in blood orange Italian soda. Stir. Garnish with an orange slice and basil as a visual reminder to slow down & savor.

Looking for another easy cocktail? Check out the Dark & Stormy, a Moscow Mule, or a Gimlet.