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Island Cooler

The Island Cooler is a tropical, citrusy highball made with Malibu Coconut Rum, Peach Schnapps, Blue Curaçao, Sour Mix and Lemonade. It is shaken and served in a hurricane glass, about 4% ABV.

Method
Shaken
Glass
Hurricane glass
Served
Highball
Strength
About 4% ABV
Family
Highball
Flavour
Tropical, citrus

Ingredients

How to make it

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a large glass filled with crushed ice.
  2. Garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.

Tip: Fill the shaker with ice and shake hard for 10 to 15 seconds, until the tin is frosty.

About the Island Cooler

Texas Roadhouse launched it in 2016 as Kenny's Cooler, made with Kenny Chesney's Blue Chair Bay coconut rum, and later renamed it the Island Cooler with the recipe barely changed.

Missing something?

  • No Peach Schnapps? Use Apricot Brandy
  • No Peach Schnapps? Use Peach Brandy (Richer and less sweet)
  • No Blue Curaçao? Use Triple Sec (Same flavour, no blue colour)
  • No Blue Curaçao? Use Grand Marnier (Richer, no blue colour)
  • No Sour Mix? Use Lemon Juice (Mix equal parts juice and simple syrup)
  • No Sour Mix? Use Lime Juice (Mix equal parts juice and simple syrup)
  • No Lemonade? Use Lemon Soda

All swaps for Peach Schnapps, Blue Curaçao, Sour Mix and Lemonade

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