Apple Cooler - Easy Apple and Rum Cocktail
In this quick and easy apple cooler, you have the simple ingredients to make a most delicious cocktail. A cocktail that is perfect throughout the year. You can make it more warming in winter by using spiced rum. Use white rum in the summer to keep it fresh and refreshing on a hot day. This rum apple cocktail is pure joy. It will soon be a cocktail recipe you use time and time again.
Equipment
- 1 Tall glass
- 1 long spoon (a straw will do)
Ingredients
- ice cubes (optional)
- 50 ml white rum (a double measure, you can also use spiced rum)
- 12.5 ml lemon juice (the juice from half a lemon)
- 200 ml apple juice
- 5 mint leaves
Decorations
- 1 sprig mint
- 1 slice lemon
Instructions
- In a tall glass add a few ice cubes along with the mint leaves.
- Pour over the 50ml rum. (you can use a single 25ml measure if you prefer).
- Stir in the 12.5ml lemon juice and top up with the 200ml apple juice.
- Decorate with another sprig of mint and a slice of lemon if you want.
Notes
- I use white rum for this recipe but you can also use spiced rum too.
- Scale up the recipe for summer parties when you want a jug of cocktail on the table for people to help themselves.
Nutrition
Calories: 216kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 11mgPotassium: 260mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 259IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg
Please note that the nutrition information provided above is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
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