Roller Coaster recipe
Lemonade, gin, brandy and peppermint schnapps, stirred over ice in a highball glass.
By Kris Barton · Updated - 2 mins total
- 4 ingredients
- Highball glass
What Ingredients do you need to make a Roller Coaster?
Gin
Gin is a distilled alcohol drink made from Juniper Berries and is one of the most popular alcoholic beverages in the world.
Its popularity is growing year on year, with sales in the UK rising beyond £3 billion per year.
For Gin, we recommend:
What Equipment do you need to make a Roller Coaster?
Highball Glass
Highball Glasses are the most common glasses in the cocktail world. You can put most cocktails in there from the Long Island Iced Tea to a Bay Breeze.
Bar Spoon
Bar Spoons are great for cocktails you’re supposed to stir, rather than shake in a cocktail shaker.
Sure, you can probably use any spoon to stir your drink but these bar spoons are the real deal. It’s the proper equipment to get the job right.
- They’re long enough to get to the bottom of any cocktail to allow you to properly stir.
- They have a twist spiral design that allows for a better grip.
- They’re made out of stainless steel, so they’re durable, corrosion resistant, and easy to clean.
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Recipe card
Roller Coaster
- Prep
- 1 min
- Making
- 1 min
- Total
- 2 mins
- Serves
- 1
- Glass
- Highball glass
Ingredients
Makes 1 drink.
Method
- Add ice and all the ingredients to a highball glass.
- Stir with a bar spoon.
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Roller Coaster FAQs
What Ingredients do you need to make a Roller Coaster?
To make a Roller Coaster, you need 90ml / 3oz lemonade, 30ml / 1oz gin, 30ml / 1oz brandy and 30ml / 1oz peppermint schnapps. There’s more about gin above.
What Equipment do you need to make a Roller Coaster?
You’ll need a highball glass and a bar spoon.
What alcohol is in a Roller Coaster?
A Roller Coaster contains 30ml / 1oz gin, 30ml / 1oz brandy and 30ml / 1oz peppermint schnapps.
Is a Roller Coaster shaken or stirred?
A Roller Coaster is stirred, not shaken. It’s made straight in a highball glass: add the ingredients over ice and stir.
What glass is a Roller Coaster served in?
Serve a Roller Coaster in a highball glass.
How do I make a Roller Coaster for a group?
The recipe makes one drink. Multiply every measure by the number of drinks you want: for 4, you’d need 360ml lemonade, 120ml gin, 120ml brandy and 120ml peppermint schnapps.
