**Best Tequila Cocktails for a 4th of July Party Celebration

For parties on the 4th of July, here are some American-themed drink recipes containing tequila. Recipes are all from webtender.com. Arizona, Georgia, and Texas are all states, and blue is one of the colors on the American Flag. Santa Fe is a city in New Mexico. So, all of these drinks have a place at your Independence Day party. People will be impressed that you went through the effort of getting drinks that fit the theme, too.

Arizona Twister
Ingredients:
1 shot Vodka (Absolut)
1 shot Malibu rum
1 shot Gold tequila (Cuervo)
1 splash Orange juice
1 splash Pineapple juice
1 splash Cream of coconut
1 dash Grenadine
crushed Ice
1 wedge Pineapple
Mixing instructions:
Just mix in the shots of rum, vodka, and tequila. Add splashes of the three juices, heavy on the pineapple. Top off with grenadine. Crushed ice should already be in glass. Top off the glass with a pineapple wedge.

Blue Margarita
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Tequila
1 oz Blue Curacao
1 oz Lime juice
Coarse Salt
Mixing instructions:
Rub rim of cocktail glass with lime juice. Dip rim in coarse salt. (Salt is available in all colors) Shake tequila, blue curacao, and lime juice with ice, strain into the salt-rimmed glass, and serve.

Georgian Sunrise
Ingredients:
3/4 oz Tequila
1/4 oz Peach schnapps
1/2 oz Strawberry liqueur
3 oz Sweet and sour, mix
Mixing instructions:
Combine and blend all four ingredients and serve in a highball glass with a lime garnish

Santa Fe
Ingredients:
1 1/4 oz Tequila (Cuervo or Sauza)
Fill with 7-Up
1/2 oz Triple sec
1 wedge Lime
Mixing instructions:
In a highball or tall glass full of ice, pour a full shot of your favorite Tequila. Fill the glass almost to the top with 7-Up Add Triple Sec, and garnish with a lime wedge.

Texas Tea
Ingredients:
2 oz Tequila
2 oz Rum
2 oz Vodka
2 oz Gin
2 oz Bourbon
2 oz Triple sec
2 oz Sour mix
Coca-Cola
Mixing instructions:
Fill a 1 gallon pitcher with ice. Add all the ingredients except the coca-cola. Stir, then add the coca-cola and stir again. Pour into your favorite glass with ice and enjoy.

For serving ideas, try red white and blue glasses, red white and blue umbrellas, food coloring (where appropriate) and maybe mini flag stirrers. You can get 4th of July party favors and decorations at any store right now. Trays for glasses can be themed as well. Plastic cocktail glasses aren't hard to come by, and can be painted as well. If you want to be more formal on a budget, check thrift stores for glassware, and you may luck out. For a fun game, attach numbers to the bottoms of the glasses and have matching numbers dance.