The Lone Ranger
This recipe crafts 'The Lone Ranger,' a refreshing cocktail combining silver tequila, fresh lemon juice, and rich simple syrup, shaken and then topped with brut rosé sparkling wine. It offers a balanced mix of citrus, sweetness, and effervescence, garnished with a lemon twist for an aromatic finish.
Equipment
- 1 Cocktail Shaker Boston or Cobbler style
- 1 Jigger For accurate measurement
- 1 Strainer Hawthorne or Fine Mesh
- 1 Coupe or Flute Glass Chilled
- 1 Channel Knife or Peeler For lemon twist garnish
Ingredients
Main
- * 1and 1/2 oz silver tequila
- * 1 oz lemon juice
- * 1/2 oz rich simple syrup 2 part sugar, 1 part water
- * 2 oz brut roé sparkling wine
- * lemon twist for garnish
Instructions
- If needed, prepare rich simple syrup (2:1 sugar:water) and allow to cool completely.
- Chill your serving glass (coupe or flute) in the freezer or with ice water.
- Combine silver tequila, fresh lemon juice, and rich simple syrup in a cocktail shaker.
- Fill the shaker with ice cubes.
- Seal the shaker and shake vigorously for about 10-15 seconds until the outside is frosty.
- Discard the ice from the chilled glass.
- Double strain the shaken mixture into the prepared glass.
- Gently top the glass with chilled brut rosé sparkling wine.
- Prepare a lemon twist using a channel knife or peeler.
- Express the oils from the lemon twist over the drink's surface before garnishing.
Notes
Ensure your rich simple syrup is properly made (2 parts sugar to 1 part water, heated gently until dissolved, then cooled). Chill all liquid ingredients thoroughly before shaking. Shake with good ice until well-chilled and diluted. Strain the mixture *before* adding the sparkling rosé; never shake carbonated beverages. Gently pour the sparkling wine over the shaken mixture in the glass to preserve effervescence. Express the oils from the lemon twist over the drink's surface before adding it as a garnish.