# Q.B. Cooler

Three regional rum styles move through orange, lime, honey, ginger, falernum, bitters, and soda in Donn Beach’s complex 1937 cooler.

Strength: 18% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 30 ml [Fresh orange juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-orange-juice.md)
- 15 ml [Fresh lime juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lime-juice.md)
- 15 ml [Honey syrup](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/honey-syrup.md) — Mix equal parts honey and warm water; refrigerate and use within two weeks.
- 7.5 ml [Falernum](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/falernum.md) — Recipes vary and may contain almond; check the selected product or preparation.
- 30 ml [Soda water](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/soda-water.md) — Use very cold soda water.
- 30 ml [Aged Jamaican rum](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/aged-jamaican-rum.md)
- 30 ml [Light Puerto Rican-style rum](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/light-puerto-rican-rum.md)
- 15 ml [Demerara rum](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/demerara-rum.md)
- 2 dashes [Angostura bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/angostura-bitters.md)
- 2.5 ml [Ginger syrup](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/ginger-syrup.md) — Make with equal volumes sugar and water infused with sliced fresh ginger; keep refrigerated.

## Glassware

Double old fashioned glass

## Garnish

- Mint sprigs — Use several fresh sprigs to form a dense aromatic crown.

## Method

1. Add all ingredients and 120 ml crushed ice to a spindle blender.
2. Blend at high speed for five seconds, then pour everything unstrained into a chilled double old fashioned glass.

## Related drinks

- [Steve’s Rum Barrel](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/steves-rum-barrel.md): Steve Crane’s huge Kon-Tiki barrel balances two full measures of rum against four fresh juices, passion fruit, honey, and precise traces of almond and anise.
- [Navy Grog](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/navy-grog.md): A bracing Don the Beachcomber punch in which three distinct rums meet grapefruit, lime, honey, and a small sparkling lift.
- [Sidewinder’s Fang](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/sidewinders-fang.md): Jamaican and Demerara rums sit beneath equal lime, orange, and passion fruit in the Lanai’s long, carbonated cooler, crowned by a snake-like citrus spiral.
- [Don’s Special Daiquiri](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/dons-special-daiquiri.md): Donn Beach turns the Daiquiri tropical with a Jamaican-led rum split and equal measures of tart lime, vivid passion fruit, and soft honey.
- [Jet Pilot](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/jet-pilot.md): Three rums, two citrus juices, cinnamon, falernum, anise, and bitters form a compact Luau-era tropical drink with uncommon power and precision.
- [Nui Nui](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/nui-nui.md): Aged rum, orange, and lime carry cinnamon, vanilla, allspice, and bitters in one of Donn Beach's most aromatic and spice-led tropical drinks.
- [Zombie](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/zombie.md): Donn Beach's formidable 1934 rum rhapsody, layered with citrus, cinnamon, spice, anise, and enough overproof depth to justify its legendary two-drink limit.
- [Three Dots and a Dash](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/three-dots-and-a-dash.md): Donn Beach's wartime victory drink, joining aged agricole and blended rum with honeyed citrus and a precise current of island spice.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/qb-cooler
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/qb-cooler-01a2ce3b.webp
- Recipe source: https://kindredcocktails.com/cocktail/qb-cooler