Tropical Cocktails
719 recipes. Tiki, rum and fruit, and why the good ones are not sweet.
Tropical drinks have a reputation for being sugary, and the originals are not. A real Mai Tai is rum, lime, orange curaçao and orgeat, and it is sharp. The sweet version is a later invention built on bottled mixes.
The tradition's actual signature is layering: two or three rums in one glass, each doing a different job, plus more than one citrus and a nutty or spiced syrup underneath. Complexity, not sweetness, is the point.
Crushed ice matters here more than anywhere else. It chills and dilutes fast, which is what keeps a strong drink drinkable, and it is why these are served in tall glasses packed to the top.
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- Mai-Tai Jamaican Gold Rum, Martinique Rum, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Hurricane Light Rum, Dark Rum, Passion Fruit Syrup
- Pina Colada White Rum, Coconut Cream, Pineapple Juice
- Brain Candy Alizé(R) Gold Passion Liqueur, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Orange Juice
- Crush de Valencia Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Suntory(R) Mango Liqueur, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Whitecap Margarita Arandas(R) Tequila, Coco López(R) Cream of Coconut, Lime Juice
- Zulu Dark Rum, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Crème de Banane Liqueur
- Green Cow Pisang Ambon(R) Liqueur, Milk
- 57 Chevy Vodka, Southern Comfort(R), Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Cabo Tequila Blanco, Lime Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Coquito Water, Coconut Cream, Evaporated Milk
- Cry Baby Blues Strawberry Guava Juice, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Absolut(R) Vodka
- Cuban Special White Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Four Wheeler Dark Rum, Coconut Cream, Orange Juice
- Hawaiian Cocktail Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Ka-boom Coconut Rum, Banana Liqueur, Grenadine
- Passion Colada White Rum, Cream, Passion Fruit Juice
- Queens Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Banana Margarita Crème de Banane Liqueur, Tequila Reposado, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Halfway Special Orange Juice, Absolut(R) Citron Vodka, Black Haus(R) Blackberry Schnapps
- Jump Shot White Rum, Orange Curaçao Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Alice Cocktail Grenadine, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Aruba Rum Punch Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum, Mount Gay(R) Eclipse Rum, Bacardi(R) Superior Rum
- Bitter Beach White Rum, Campari(R) Bitter, Pineapple Juice
- Blue Tap Tequila Blanco, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Chamborlada Chambord(R) Black Raspberry Liqueur, Light Rum, Dark Rum
- Champagne Ambon Champagne, Pisang Ambon(R) Liqueur
- La Vida Loca Absolut(R) Peppar Vodka, Pineapple Juice, Chili Peppers
- Pineapple Banana Refresher Dark Rum, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Vanilla Vodka, Pineapple Juice, Grenadine
- Reggae Cocktail Vodka, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Orange Juice
- The Dangerous Dave Tequila, Coconut Cream, Pineapple Juice
- The Green Mile Melon Liqueur, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Tree House RumTree(R) Liqueur, Tequila Reposado, Grapefruit Juice
- Worried Monk White Rum, Coconut Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Bahama Mama Coffee Liqueur, Dark Rum, Coconut Liqueur
- Island Tide Aged Rum, Bacardi(R) Limón Rum, Peach Juice
- Banana Bracer Coconut Cream, Milk, Pineapple Juice
- Camp Grenada Campari(R) Bitter, Grenadine, Grapefruit Juice
- Captain's Colada Captain Morgan(R) Original Spiced Rum, Pineapple Juice, Coconut Cream
- Chi-Chi Vodka, Pineapple Juice, Coconut Cream
- Doctor Cocktail Swedish Punsch, Lime Juice, Jamaican Dark Rum
- Pineapple Rum Cassis Light Rum, Pineapple Juice, Crème de Cassis Liqueur
- Rum Runner Island Style Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum, Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Blackberry Brandy
- Shanghai Cocktail Jamaican Light Rum, Anisette Liqueur, Grenadine
- SkyLab Vodka, Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Peach Liqueur
- Sloppy Joe's Cocktail No. 2 Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur, Port
- Sun Of A Beach Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Beefeater(R) London Dry Gin, Orange Juice
