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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- Jamaican Rum Cocktail Jamaican Dark Rum, Lime Juice, Granulated Sugar
- Jungle Boogie Punch Brown Sugar, Orange Peel, Water
- Lava Flow Light Rum, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Strawberries
- Pineapple Cooler White Wine, Pineapple Juice, Carbonated Water
- Prince Tequila Blanco, Licor 43(R) Liqueur, Coconut Cream
- Saoco White Rum, Coconut Milk
- Sweet Sunset Light Rum, Passion Fruit Syrup, Sour Mix
- Hawaiian Sunrise Parrot Bay(R) Coconut Rum, Absolut(R) Mandrin Vodka, Dole(R) Pineapple Juice
- Iron Bar Sling Gin, Cherry Brandy, Southern Comfort(R)
- Pineapple Power Pineapple, Water, Honey
- bravo alban mango daiquiri Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Mango Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Cape Sunrise Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Grenadine, Guava Juice
- Daytona Daydream Spiced Rum, Pink Grapefruit Juice, Coconut Cream
- Dead Budgie Coconut Rum, Banana Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Mandarine Passion Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur, London Dry Gin, Passion Fruit Juice
- Pearl Harbor Vodka, Melon Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Tsunami Captain Morgan(R) Original Spiced Rum, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum
- Champagne Passion Passion Fruit Puree, Simple Syrup, Champagne
- Coconut Gin Gin, Lime Juice, Coconut Cream
- Cruiser Cocktail Coconut Rum, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Hell Hole Scotch, Peach Schnapps, Dry Vermouth
- Island Punch White Rum, Grenadine, Orange Juice
- Julius Special Jamaican Dark Rum, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Lani Passoa(R) Liqueur, Grapefruit Juice, Tonic Water
- Pineapple Currant Dark Rum, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Indian Summer Cocktail Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Appleton Estate(R) Dark Jamaican Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Yum-Yum White Rum, Coconut Rum, Mango Juice
- A Monkey's Rum Martini Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream, Banana Liqueur, Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum
- Apricot-Mango Martini Mango, Tanqueray(R) Gin, Apricot Brandy
- Big Chill #1 Dark Rum, Coconut Cream, Orange Juice
- Bon Bini Rum, Curaçao Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Coconut Dream Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Banana Liqueur, Coconut Cream
- French Colada White Rum, Cognac, Crème de Cassis Liqueur
- Frozen Matador Tequila, Pineapple Juice, Lime Juice
- Gardenia Gin, Pineapple Juice, Cream
- Key Punch Dark Rum, Sugar Syrup, Lime Juice
- Pineapple Cocktail #2 Pineapple, Vodka, Honey
- Southwest Cooler Cranberry Juice, Pineapple Juice, Prickly Pear Liqueur
- Tequila Exotica Tequila Reposado, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Alien Sludge Pineapple Juice, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Coconut Cream
- Gumbys' Ruby Red White Rum, Ruby Grapefruit Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Kalamazoo Vodka, Sprite(R), Pineapple Juice
- Teskinha Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Malibu(R) Mango Rum
- Coco Loco Dark Rum, Light Rum, Vodka
- Cowgirl Quencher Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, DeKuyper(R) Peachtree(R) Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Fern Gully Dark Rum, Light Rum, Crème de Noyaux Liqueur
- Key West Song Captain Morgan(R) Silver Rum, Coconut Cream, Orange Juice
- San Salvador Dark Rum, Curaçao Liqueur, Lime Juice
