Lemon Lime Rum Collins Recipe - Grumpy's Honeybunch (2024)

This homemade Lemon Lime Rum Collins recipe combines the soft sweet taste of light rum with fresh lemon-lime flavor and invigorating rum-infused cucumbers. These delicious co*cktails make a refreshing addition to your happy hour.

I was looking through recipes to find a classic co*cktail when I came upon a tom collins recipe. I love a good rum collins co*cktail, but I was hoping for something with a little more intensity.

❤️ Why I Love This Recipe

There is something revitalizing about the taste of fresh lemon juice mixed with the bitter notes of lime. By adding a homemade Lemon-Limeade and soaked white rum-infused English cucumbers this traditional choice is turned into exhilaratingly amazing co*cktails.

✔️ This flavor-loaded rum collins recipe is a party favorite! Bonus tip: Make these ahead of time to enjoy when you're getting ready!

✔️ These are great co*cktails to keep you energized after a hot summer's day!

✔️ This is one of my favorite co*cktail recipes to have during the winter because it's packed with vitamin c!

🥘 Ingredients

Fresh lemons and limes have a crisp taste making a better choice than store-bought juice.

Any white granulated sugar will work for most drink recipes.

A large cucumber, but I recommended buying two so you can make extra soaked cucumbers!

A white rum like Bacardi Superior or Captain Morgan's makes a great base spirit for this beverage!

This homemade Lemon-Limeade recipe adds a tasty twist to this collins recipe.

Lemon-Lime Seltzer water

🔪 Instructions

TO MAKE THE LIMEADE:

1. Bring the water and sugar to an almost boil. Remove from heat.
2. Add citrus the juice and 3 cups of cold water.
3. Set aside to cool.

TO MAKE THE SOAKED CUCUMBERS:

1. Place cucumber slices in a shallow bowl.
2. Pour 1 ounce of white rum over the cucumbers.
3. Let soak for at least 30 minutes.
4. Remove cucumber to an airtight container.

TO MAKE THE RUM COLLINS

1. In a co*cktail shaker add the ice cubes, white rum, lemon-limeade, and soaked cucumber slices.
2. Cover and shake 6-7 times.
3. Pour into tall Collins glass and garnish with cucumbers or a slice of lemon.
4. Store any unused lime-ade in the refrigerator.

🙋 Recipe FAQ's

💭 Tips

• Only soak the cucumbers for 30 minutes or they will become soggy.
• Make sure the lemon limeade mixture is completely cooled before adding it to the shaker or the ice will melt resulting in a watery beverage.

📖 Variations

• Make this a virgin cherry lemon limeade by adding maraschino cherry juice in place of the rum and garnishing with a co*cktail cherry.
• Add fresh orange juice and garnish with an orange slice for an extra citrusy co*cktail.
• Try adding ginger ale or ginger beer for a more robust beverage.

🍽 Equipment

• Cutting board to slice the produce on.
• Paring Knife for cutting the lemons, limes, and cucumber.
• Hand juicer to juice the citrus.
• Measuring cup for the liquid ingredients.
• Dry measuring cup to measure the sugar.
• Small saucepan to make the lemon limeade.
• Wooden spoon to stir the sugar and incorporate the citrus juice.
• Shallow bowl to soak the cucumbers.
• Standard shot glass to measure the liquor.
• co*cktail shaker to mix the ingredients.
• Highball glass to hold the beverage.

Serving Suggestions

Try this beverage frozen! Just get a blender, make sure to add plenty of ice, and blend well!

Add a little sugar to the rim of the glass for a sweet surprise!

If you want to make lemon lime rum collins recipe a little sweeter, just add a few ounces of club soda and an ounce of simple syrup!

Storage

Store lemon limeade in a covered container, refrigerated for up to 7 days,

Soaked cucumbers can be stored in a ziplock bag in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

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