How to prepare a San Francisco, the most famous non-alcoholic cocktail

The vast majority of cocktails contain alcohol, to a greater or lesser extent, although adaptations can almost always be made to do without it if we prefer. still too there are some cocktails that were created based on non-alcoholic and this is one of the best known.

Learn how to prepare a San Francisco, the most famous non-alcoholic cocktail that is full of Fruit juice and it is most appetizing both for its taste and its appearance thanks to the fantastic color gradient which is produced by mixing all its ingredients and which range from red to orange.

Son four different juices those that make up this cocktail and by adding the grenadine and having this greater density, it precipitates to the bottom, staining it with its characteristic red color. Learn in the recipe how to frost the edge of the glasses and know the ideal proportions to prepare this rich combination.

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Ingredients to prepare a San Francisco, the most famous non-alcoholic cocktail (2 glasses):

• 150 ml (5 ounces) of orange juice. The ideal is to prepare it with freshly squeezed oranges, so write down oranges instead of orange juice on the shopping list.
• 30 ml (1 ounce) of lemon juice.
• 60 ml (2 ounces) of pineapple juice.
• 1 ounce (30 ml) of peach juice.
• 1 ounce (30 ml) of grenadine.
• 2 ice cubes (or 4 if they are not large).
• To frost the glasses:
  • Grenadine.
  • White sugar.
• To decorate a quarter of a slice of orange for each glass.

* An ounce (oz) is about 28 ml, which is usually rounded up to 30. If you have a measuring glass it will be very easy for you to prepare this cocktail and any other since what it measures is precisely ounces.

Preparation, how to make a San Francisco, the most famous non-alcoholic cocktail:

1. To serve this cocktail, tall glasses are usually used, either straight or those with a narrower base than the rest of the glass, like the ones we have used on this occasion.
2. The first thing we are going to do is frost the glasses, that is, decorate the edge with sugar. To do this, put a little bit of grenadine and in another plate throw White sugar.
3. Wet the edges of each glass for a moment in the grenadinejust the edge, let’s say half a centimeter or so.
4. Then take out the glass of grenadine, let any excess liquid drain a little and put it on the plate with sugar. With a teaspoon go closer sugar to the edge on the outside so that it stays stuck.
   

   We wet the edge of the glasses in grenadine and pass them through white sugar

5. Flip the glass over and do the same with the other. Store them for at least 30 minutes in the fridge so that the sugar it sticks well to the glass.
   

   This is how the glasses with the frosted edge look

6. Express oranges with a juicer until you get about 150 ml of juice.
7. On top of another container, put a strainer and pass the Orange juice through it in order to have it without nuggets or lumps.
   

   We squeeze the oranges to obtain their juice

8. do the same with him lemondrain it until you get 30 ml and strain the juice.
9. Put in a cocktail shaker ice cubes with him Orange juice.
10. Also add the lemon juicethe pineapple juice and the peach juice. Remember to shake the juice containers a little so that they are well mixed and the cocktail is not too watery.
    

    From right to left we have prepared the pineapple juice, the peach juice, the lemon juice and the shaker with the ice and the orange juice

11. Close the shaker and shake it for about 20 seconds, until it feels very cold.
    

    We already have the juices mixed and cold

12. Take the glasses out of the fridge and carefully pour the mixture of juices and also 1 or 2 ice in each one, trying not to fall on the edge so that the frosted sugar does not go away.
13. Add to each cup the grenadine. The amount is 15 ml for each glass, but the truth is that the color and density of the juices you have used can alter the final result, so I recommend you add it several times and when the cocktail has the color you are looking for, do not add it. more because if it could not put the whole red glass and it is not what we are looking for.
    

    Serve in glasses and add the grenadine

14. To decorate San Francisco cocktails you can cut a slice of orange Quartered and put one inserted on the rim of each cup.
    

    This is how fantastic the San Francisco cocktail is. The one above with a little more grenadine than the one below

Time: 10 minutes

difficulty: easy

Serve and taste:

This cocktail must be drunk freshly made and very cool, with freshly squeezed orange juice. You can pour it and take it with or without straw although in any case always give a few drinks directly to the glass to eat the icy sugar on the rim.

As it does not contain any alcohol, it is perfect to drink whenever you feel like it, either for an aperitif, at brunch or at night if you prefer not to drink alcoholic beverages. It is a cocktail that enters through the eyes thanks to the wonderful contrast of color that is formed by the decantation of the grenadine and it is also sweet and very rich, without a doubt It is a combination of authentic… scandal!

Variations of the San Francisco recipe, the most famous non-alcoholic cocktail:

Some people do without peach juice, so in that case it would be enough to add 3 ounces of pineapple juice. You can also substitute the lemon juice for lime juice If you prefer.

If you want to turn it into a alcoholic cocktail the most popular is to add vodka, in the proportion you prefer.

For decorate itIn addition to the orange slice, you can add a cherry or cherry in syrup and prick both the orange and the cherry on a skewer stick.

Advice:

If you have a powerful blender or kitchen robot go ahead and prepare all the homemade juices. To make both the pineapple and the peach, you just have to crush the already clean fruit (without shell, bone or central part in the case of pineapple) and if necessary, strain it so that it does not have too many lumps.