Lone Ranger Recipe
A tequila French 75 gone pink: blanco tequila, lemon and sugar shaken, served tall over ice and topped with dry rosé.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 13%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Blanco tequila45 ml (1.5 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice30 ml (1 oz)
- Simple syrup15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Rosé wine60 ml (2 oz)
How to Make It
- Shake the tequila, lemon juice and simple syrup with ice.
- Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice.
- Top with the chilled rosé.
- Garnish with a lemon twist.
Garnish
Lemon twist
What it tastes like
It smells of lemon and lime peel, it is carbonated and it drinks cool and easy.
The technique
Shaking. Anything with juice, syrup, egg white or cream gets shaken: the shaker chills the drink and adds roughly 20% water, and that water is what takes the edge off. Twelve to fifteen seconds, until the tin frosts over. Under-shaking leaves the drink harsh because it never got enough dilution.
Glass and ice
A tall, narrow highball. The narrowness does real work — less surface area means the carbonation lasts longer and the ice melts more slowly.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Blanco tequila
- Unaged tequila — the rawest form of agave flavour. If the label does not say "100% de agave", it contains cane spirit as well, and the drink will not taste the way it should.
- Fresh lemon juice
- Freshly squeezed lemon; one lemon gives 30-40 ml. It can swap with lime, but lemon is softer and less aromatic, so use a touch more.
- Simple syrup
- One part sugar to one part water, stirred until it dissolves — no need to boil it. Keeps a month in the fridge. No syrup? Use the same amount of honey, loosened with a little water.
The Story
A modern long drink on the French 75 template, with tequila for the gin and rosé for the champagne; a dry sparkling rosé works best.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Lone Ranger mixed?
- It is shaken and served in a highball glass.
- How strong is a Lone Ranger?
- Roughly 13% ABV as served — right around a glass of wine — an aperitif or an early-evening drink.
- Can a Lone Ranger be made without alcohol?
- Simply leaving the spirit out does not work — the body and the bitterness go with it. The 86 alcohol-free recipes in the catalogue are built to hit that balance from the start.
- Is a Lone Ranger hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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