Joan's daughter Jesse knows her cocktails and brought this one to our attention. It's adapted from a recipe recently featured in the Huffington Post which claimed it was a concoction of George Clooney's. Who knew the man could also do cocktails?
Ingredients
8 ounces white tequila
3 ounces Cointreau
4 ounces blood orange puree
2 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
Splash of ginger beer (optional)
Instructions
Shake all ingredients together in a shaker. Strain into a coupe glasses, top with ginger beer.
Garnish with a blood orange wedge and serve.
Recipe by Food and Friendship at https://www.foodandfriendshipsantabarbara.com/2015/02/13/dealing-with-valentines-day/