The Harvard Cooler pairs apple brandy with a small measure of simple syrup and a defined four-ounce soda-water top. Orchard fruit, light sweetness, and crisp carbonation make it an easy tall drink.
CocktailTime
2 min
Skill
Easy
Glass
Collins Glass
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The Harvard Cooler is an apple-brandy highball lengthened with Carbonated Water and lightly sweetened with Simple Syrup. The finished drink is spirit-led but refreshing, with soda carrying the apple aroma through a long, cold serve.
Ingredients
Equipment
Four ounces of Carbonated Water against two ounces of Apple Brandy gives this cooler a repeatable 2:1 mixer-to-spirit balance. The quarter-ounce syrup rounds the spirit without making the drink sweet.
Add the Apple Brandy and Simple Syrup to a Collins Glass.
Fill the Collins Glass with fresh ice.
Add the Carbonated Water.
Stir gently once or twice, express lemon and orange peel over the drink if desired, and serve immediately.
Apple brandy, restrained sweetness, and a measured soda top make the Harvard Cooler crisp, orchard-forward, and easy to repeat.
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