A refreshing highball that blends dark rum and applejack with lime and soda for a crisp, balanced cooler. Light, fizzy, and easy to drink, it’s a perfect warm-weather cocktail with a subtle apple twist.
Mixed DrinkTime
2 min
Skill
Intermediate
Glass
Collins Glass
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The Applejack Rum Cooler is a split-base highball combining dark rum and applejack with fresh lime, optional simple syrup, and club soda. It is best understood as a modern cooler-style drink rather than a historically fixed colonial recipe.
Ingredients
Equipment
Applejack and dark rum both carry aged, fruity notes, but they land differently. Lime sharpens the pair, while soda keeps the finished drink light enough for a tall serve.
Use aged rum for a slightly drier base. Apple brandy can replace applejack. Reduce or omit simple syrup if your rum or applejack tastes especially sweet.
Add Dark Rum, Applejack, Lime Juice, and Simple Syrup to a shaker with ice.
Shake until well chilled.
Strain into a Collins Glass filled with fresh ice.
Top with Club Soda.
Stir gently and garnish with a lime wheel or apple slice if desired.
Dark rum, applejack, lime, and soda give this cooler a crisp finish without hiding the aged-spirit character.
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