This simple citrus rum highball cocktail is a simple mix of fresh juice with a rum kicker good enough to get the winter out your bones and the tropics back in your head. Who needs palm trees? Just get your hands on a glass of this…
Citrus Rum Highball Cocktail
This very simple combination of fresh squeezed orange and lemon juices make a bright a vibrant base for this easy going rum cocktail.
This simple and refreshing rum highball cocktail is largely inspired by the classic highball cocktail.
Highball Inspired Rum Citrus Cocktail
A classic highball cocktail usually starts with a spirit (like whiskey or scotch) that gets topped off with a splash of some type of soda or sparkling beverage. The fizzy stuff makes up the rest of the cocktail and is, of course, served in a highball glass.
Add In Fresh Citrus Juices for your Easy rum drink
With this rum-inspired version of the highball, I just made the addition of fresh squeezed lemon juice and orange juice to brighten everything up and then I hit it with some bitters to give it a pop of color and flavor.
A Bit About Bitters
Bitters offer cocktails little hints of concentrated intensified flavor (and sometimes color). In this case, the Peychaud’s cocktail bitters I used added a colorful hint of warm herbaceous flavor. It adds layers to drinks with just the shake of a bottle. Pretty amazing. For a more in-depth guide on cocktail bitters and their uses, click here.
Add Rum And A Dash Of Bitters to your highball cocktail
This simple citrus rum highball cocktail comes together super easy… First, add rum, simple syrup, lemon juice and orange juice to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Cover and shake until all ingredients are mixed and chilled through.
Related: Orange Rum Champagne Fizz
Pour Over Fresh Ice
Strain the cocktail mixture into a tall highball glass over fresh ice. Top it all off with sparkling water. At the very end top off the cocktail with five or six dashes of bitters. Garnish with orange and lemon wheels.
The best thing about this easy cocktail is the truly simple ingredients and bright vibrant taste! Make this fresh and simple rum highball cocktail any time you have fresh lemons and oranges.
Easy Fresh Citrus Rum Highball Cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 oz Light Rum - or gold rum for a smokier flavor
- 1/4 oz simple syrup
- 1/4 oz Lemon Juice - fresh squeezed
- 2 oz Orange Juice - fresh squeezed
- 6 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
- Sparkling Water - to top off
Instructions
- Add rum, simple syrup, lemon juice and orange juice to a shaker and fill with ice.
- Cover and shake until all ingredients are mixed and chilled through.
- Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with soda water and add bitters on top
- Garnish with orange and lemon wedges
