Family

The Reminder by Jacob A. Didier (1909, p.79) — Didier 1909

1 dashJamaica rum base
1 wholeLime juice (fresh) — lime juicebase
1 drinkSanta Cruz rum base
Seltzer water — syphon seltzerdilution
Seasonal fruit — fruitgarnish
ice — fine iceother
Vanilla ice cream — vanilla ice creamother
1 spoonfulsugar — sugarsweetener
  1. Use a long, thin glass.
  2. Add the lime juice, sugar, and a few dashes of syphon seltzer and stir.
  3. Add the Santa Cruz rum, fill the glass with fine ice, add one dash of Jamaica rum, crown with vanilla ice cream, decorate with fruit, and serve with straws and spoon.

Garnish: Fruit

Ice: Fine ice

This is a strong example of the cooler family absorbing dessert and soda-fountain logic without losing its identity as a bar-room long drink.

The ice cream finish is structural, not ornamental: it turns the drink into a spoon-and-straw cooler rather than an ordinary rum highball.

See also: Brunswick Cooler, Boston Cooler