The Lone Ranger

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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Patrón Silver blanco tequila
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 oz Brut champagne/sparkling wine
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. TOP with sparkling wine.
  6. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Very slightly sweet tequila and lemon, lengthened and dried with brut sparkling wine.

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History:

Created in 2012 by Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Oregon, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Lone Ranger contains 190 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 13% alc./vol. (13° proof)
  • 18.5 grams of pure alcohol

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John Taylor’s Avatar John Taylor
20th May at 12:10
I made this with Jose Cuervo Especial Silver, and the remains of an unimpressive Croser X 78 Degrees NV (still seemed expensive at the discounted price - I appreciate the idea but it just didn't work and/or doesn't last?) A little short on the sparkling wine, but tequila+lemon+anything seems pretty hard to fail! The added syrup does balance things out. Yum - adding salt/saline solution might be a step too fair here.
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Michael Murphy’s Avatar Michael Murphy
18th February 2024 at 23:43
Paired with Black Label Society - 1919 Eternal. Rocks! :)
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Gillian Williams’ Avatar Gillian Williams
26th December 2023 at 11:56
Lovely way to use up leftover Cava at breakfast!
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
9th May 2021 at 20:38
A great drink with lunch or on a warm afternoon. Very enjoyable. Goes great with Mexican food.
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