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    Home » Rum Cocktails

    Jan 26, 2023 · Modified: Oct 19, 2023 by Kristin. This post may contain affiliate links. · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    The Ultimate Rum and Orange Soda

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    Does rum go with orange soda? Yes, absolutely rum and orange soda go well together. The resulting cocktail is a sweet, fizzy orange and spicy flavored drink.

    rum and orange soda in a highball with ingredients in the background

    What is a rum and orange soda?

    Rum is a liquor that is typically made from sugarcane. This results in a very sweet flavored drink. There are several different types of rum including coconut rum, dark rum, white rum and spiced rum.

    While you could technically use any of these rums to make this cocktail, the two most common and best ones to use are white rum or spiced rum.

    Orange soda is precisely what it sounds like. It is carbonated soda water flavored with sweetened orange flavors. There are several different brands you can choose from a few of which are Sunkist or Fanta.

    If you’re looking to cut out a little bit of the sugar and have a slightly lighter flavored cocktail, you can make your own orange soda by mixing soda water and orange juice.

    When to serve this cocktail

    This sweet citrusy flavored it’s perfect for many different occasions. Here are a few times you might want to think about serving it.

    • poolside get togethers
    • Fourth of July parties
    • sipping in the summertime
    • springtime celebrations

    Some other cocktails made with orange soda to try are: vodka and orange soda, tequila and orange soda or whiskey and orange soda.

    How to make this drink:

    This simple and easy to make two ingredient highball can be stirred up in 2 minutes or less. All you need is to add your two ingredients and give them a good mixing.

    vodka and orange soda in a highball glass on a wooden table

    Equipment:

    • highball glass
    • jigger
    • bar spoon

    Ingredients:

    • 2 oz Rum
    • 4 oz Orange Soda
    • Ice
    top down view of orange soda and vodka cocktail with ingredients next to the glass

    Instructions:

    Step one

    Before you get started you want to make sure you have everything you need to make this drink including your rum, orange soda, ice, jigger, highball glass and bar spoon.

    Step two

    Go ahead and make sure that you have filled your glass almost to the top with ice.

    Step three

    Go ahead and take your rum and your jigger. Measure out 2 oz of rum using your jigger. Then, slowly pour the rum into your highball glass with your ice.

    Step four

    Go ahead and take your orange soda and jigger. Measure out 4 oz of orange soda using your jigger. Then, slowly pour the orange soda into your highball glass with your ice and rum.

    Pro tip: You can easily adjust how much you taste the rum in this drink by simply adding a little additional orange soda if you wish to have a lighter rum flavor.

    Step Five

    Finally, you’ll need to get everything mixed together. To do this, use your bar spoon and place it in your glass and start everything thoroughly. Now, you’re ready to enjoy!

    Recipe

    orange soda and vodka highball with ingredients behind the drink

    Rum and Orange Soda

    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 2 minutes mins
    Course Drinks
    Servings 1

    Equipment

    • jigger
    • bar spoon
    • highball glass
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    Ingredients
      

    • 2 oz rum
    • 4 oz orange soda
    • ice

    Instructions
     

    • Gather together your jigger, bar spoon, rum, highball glass, and orange soda
    • Take some ice and use it to fill your glass almost to the top.
    • Take your rum and jigger and measure up 2 oz of rum. Toss the rum into your glass.
    • Take your orange soda and jigger and measure up 4 oz of orange soda Toss the orange soda into your glass.
      Note: to adjust the strongness of the rum flavor in the drink, you can just top the glass off with orange soda if you want.
    • Take your spoon and use it to gently, but completely mix your drink together.
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    Nutrition information provided is just an estimate and may vary based on specific ingredients used.

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    1. J Michael Willenburg says

      October 18, 2023 at 10:03 pm

      5 stars
      Her Jigger? Who is “her”?

      Reply
      • Kristin says

        October 19, 2023 at 4:53 pm

        Thanks for catching the typo! I have fixed it 🙂

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