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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- Havana Cocktail Light Rum, Pineapple Juice, Lemon Juice
- Island Breeze Light Rum, Pineapple Juice, Cranberry Juice
- July Passion Strawberry Liqueur, Passion Fruit Juice, Pineapple Juice
- National Cocktail Rum, Apricot Brandy, Pineapple Juice
- Picker's Peach White Rum, Peach Schnapps, Dark Rum
- Strike's On Oude Genever, Lemon Juice, Pineapple Syrup
- Sunny Holiday Punch Pineapple Juice, Soda Water, Orange Juice Concentrate
- The Bozek Absolut(R) Vodka, Lime Juice, Pineapple Juice
- This is the Night Champagne, Passion Fruit Juice, Mandarin Juice
- Tom's Rum Runner Light Rum, Blackberry Brandy, Banana Liqueur
- Bahama Breeze Apricot Brandy, Banana Liqueur, Grenadine
- Caribbean Punch Lime Juice, Pineapple Juice, Orange Juice
- Coronado Cocktail Gin, White Curaçao Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Lamb Brothers Dark Rum, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Latin Lover Tequila, Sagatiba(R) Pura Cachaça, Pineapple Juice
- Little White Lie White Rum, Lychee Wine, Lime Juice
- Scooby Snack Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Midori(R) Melon Liqueur
- Tropical Surprise Cruzan(R) Mango Rum, Cranberry Juice, Key Lime Juice
- Viking's Helmet Aquavit, Absolut(R) Vodka, Lime Juice
- L'aird Of Summer Isle Scotch, Pernod(R), Pineapple Juice
- Great Idea Champagne, Pineapple Juice, Mandarin Juice
- Jade Martini Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Rauhreif Gin, Curaçao Liqueur, Jamaican Dark Rum
- Sunburn Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Strawberry Juice, Orange Juice
- Bahamian Goombay Smash Coconut Rum, Dark Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Banana Cow Light Rum, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Cream
- Bengal Brandy, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Funky Monkey Mount Gay(R) Eclipse Rum, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Ginananas Gin, Passion Fruit Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Gorky Park Cooler Stoli(R) Strasberi Vodka, Spiced Rum, Coconut Rum
- Koala Bear Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Banana Liqueur, Vanilla Ice Cream
- Monte-Sano Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum, Mount Gay(R) Eclipse Rum, Aromatic Bitters
- Scorpion Light Rum, Dark Rum, Brandy
- Texas Rose Rum, Orange Juice, Crème de Banane Liqueur
- Mug Shot Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Root Beer
- Summer Sky Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Alex Chi-Chi Vodka, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Coconut Cream
- Frozen Rum Runner Light Rum, Blackberry Brandy, Banana Liqueur
- Garden Fresh Aged Rum, Melon Liqueur, Pear Liqueur
- Hpnotiq Breeze Hpnotiq(R) Liqueur, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Royal Romance Gin, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Passion Fruit Juice
- Yellow Fever Vodka, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Blackbeard's Ghost Coconut Rum, Dark Rum, Light Rum
- Earl of Sardinia Campari(R) Bitter, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Grapefruit Juice
- Grass Skirt Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Kismet Hardy Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Dark Rum, Amaretto Liqueur
- Thug Passion Alizé(R) Gold Passion Liqueur, Champagne
