Harvard Cooler

Name: Harvard Cooler
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz Calvados; 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice; 0.5 oz Simple Syrup; 2 oz Soda Water; Apple slice (garnish, optional)

Classic

Apple brandy, lemon, and soda, crisp and orchard-fresh.

FruityRefreshingAutumnCitrusy

3 minEasyLight

Crisp baked apple and fresh lemon over a light fizz, with soft oak from the Calvados. Refreshing and gently tart.

Ingredients

2 oz Calvados
0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
0.5 oz Simple Syrup
2 oz Soda Water
Apple slice · optional garnish

Method

1
Add the Calvados, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a shaker with ice.
2
Shake until well-chilled.
3
Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
4
Top with the soda water and garnish with an apple slice.

The Story

The Harvard Cooler is a long-standing apple brandy highball, a cousin of the Collins that swaps gin for Calvados or applejack. It is a refreshing way to showcase apple brandy and is popular as the weather cools.

Glass · Highball glassGarnish · Apple slice