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.
Start here
The ones worth knowing before the rest.
Add one more bottle
What a second bottle opens up.
All 719 recipes
Page 12 of 15.
- Something Peachie Vodka, Peach Schnapps, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Barbie Shot Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Absolut(R) Vodka, Cranberry Juice
- Jungle Juice Pisang Ambon(R) Liqueur, Gin, Apricot Brandy
- St. Mark's Market Vodka, Peach Schnapps, Guava Juice
- A Day at the Beach Coconut Rum, Amaretto Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Bali Hai Light Rum, Aguardiente, Lime Juice
- Coconut Cream Pie Vanilla Schnapps, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Cream
- End of the Road Frangelico(R) Hazelnut Liqueur, Pisang Ambon(R) Liqueur, Whipping Cream
- Jamaican Apricot Dark Rum, Apricot Brandy, Pineapple Juice
- Morro Gin, Dark Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Surfer on Acid Jägermeister(R), Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Pineapple Juice
- White Sands Havana Club(R) Rum, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Coffee Liqueur
- Zico Sagatiba(R) Pura Cachaça, White Rum, Papaya Juice
- Anchors Away White Rum, Spiced Rum, Coconut Rum
- Malibu Shoe Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Lime Juice, Orange Juice
- Puerto Rico Breeze Rum, Crème de Noyaux Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Algonquin Blended Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Pineapple Juice
- Danny Q's Aruba Rum Punch Mayer's(R) Dark Rum, White Barbados Rum, Light Rum
- Guavaberry Royale Guavaberry(R) Liqueur, Champagne
- Northside Special Jamaican Dark Rum, Orange Juice, Lemon Juice
- Robson Cocktail Jamaican Rum, Grenadine, Lemon Juice
- Texas Sunset White Rum, Apricot Brandy, Bacardi(R) 151 Rum
- Bay Breeze Stoli(R) Vodka, Cranberry Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Amaretto Colada White Rum, Amaretto Liqueur, Coconut Cream
- Cuban Sunrise Aged Rum, Grenadine, Orange Juice
- Di Saronno Punch Disaronno(R) Amaretto Liqueur, Orange Curaçao Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Flying Angel Vodka, Coconut Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Italian Surfer Pineapple Juice, Amaretto Liqueur, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum
- Kama Sutra Alizé(R) Gold Passion Liqueur, Alizé(R) Red Passion Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Legends of the Fall Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Amaretto Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Liberator Vodka, Melon Liqueur, Mango Juice
- Mexican Colada Tequila, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Monkey Tree Tequila Reposado, RumTree(R) Liqueur, Crème de Banane Liqueur
- Pensacola Bushwacker Coconut Cream, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Bacardi(R) Dark Rum
- Rum Swizzle Rum, Carbonated Water, Lime Juice
- Thai-Pirinha Lime, Lemon, Crystallized Ginger
- Wine Punch Red Wine, Lemon, Orange Juice
- 151 Florida Bushwacker Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Bacardi(R) 151 Rum
- Amy's Tattoo Dark Rum, Light Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Aruba Cocktail Gin, White Curaçao Liqueur, Egg Whites
- Black Witch Apricot Brandy, Dark Rum, Aged Rum
- Coppertone Punch Crème de Banane Liqueur, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Honolulu Cooler Lime Juice, Southern Comfort(R), Pineapple Juice
- Mexicana Tequila, Lemon Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Slushy Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Razzmatazz(R) Liqueur
- Voodoo Juice Cruzan(R) Orange Rum, Cruzan(R) Banana Rum, Cruzan(R) Coconut Rum
- Sherburger Raspberry Vodka, Lemon-Lime Soda, Orange Juice
- Chili Margarita Tequila, Pineapple, Jalapeño Pepper
