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Colonial Cooler

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A tall, stirred drink of gin and sweet vermouth lengthened with club soda, with mint and pineapple on top and a bitter edge from Angostura and Amer Picon. Baker first came across it at the Sandakan Club in British North Borneo in the early 1920s.

Similar names: Café Colonial, Colonial Affair, Colonial Cup, Colonial Rot, Colonial Ties, The Colonial Cooler

Method
Stirred
Glass
highball
Difficulty
Hard
Flavor Profile
Bitter
Herbal
Sour
Sweet
Tropical

Ingredients

Servings:
1
Your bar: 0/8
🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free🍷 Contains sulphites

Instructions

  1. Stir the drink with a large piece of ice in a short highball or sour glass.
  2. Add a splash of soda water on top.
  3. Decorate with fresh mint leaves and a slice of juicy pineapple.

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