Cloud 7
Top off muddled cucumbers, mint, and lime with smooth white rum and Diet 7UP®. We call it the Cloud 7, and it makes us perfectly happy. Mix freely, drink responsibly.
Give your taste buds a spa day with the refreshing Cloud 7. Cucumber, lime, and mint come together with rum and 7UP for a light, sippable drink that’s way more interesting than your average spa water.
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 oz. white rum
- 3 slices cucumber
- 1/2 lime, cut into quarters
- 6 mint leaves
- 1/2 cup Diet 7UP®
- Ice
- 1 mint sprig, for garnish
Ready In: 8 minutes
Serving Size: 1 person
Directions
- Combine cucumber slices and lime quarters in glass.
- Muddle.
- Once lime is fully integrated (less than 1 minute), add mint and rum, then stir and strain over ice.
- Top with 1/2 cup of Diet 7UP®.
- Garnish with mint sprig.
Please drink responsibly.
Best served in a highball glass
Tips from 7UP
When it comes to mint, you don’t always need to muddle it the way you might think. Just stirring it into the drink or shaking with ice in a shaker will release the aromatics. Muddling it can quickly release more than the amount of flavors you want, making your drink unpleasant.