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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- Quilt Lifter White Rum, Dry Sherry, Crème de Banane Liqueur
- 57 T-Bird with Hawaiian License Plates Vodka, Amaretto Liqueur, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Lil' Lady Four Roses(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Lemonade
- Colonial Rummer Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum, Apricot Brandy, Peach Brandy
- Happy Colada Coconut Rum, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Kali Fury Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Pineapple Juice, Orange Juice
- Amigo White Rum, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Apricot Brandy
- Andrea's Colada Collision Light Rum, Coconut Cream, Pineapple Juice
- A Night In Old Mandalay Light Rum, Aged Rum, Orange Juice
- Champagne Hula Whaler's(R) Pineapple Paradise Rum, Pineapple Juice, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Club Cocktail Brandy, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Coconut Tequila Tequila, Lemon Juice, Coconut Cream
- Guavaberry Colada Guavaberry(R) Liqueur, Crème de Coco Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Patria Colada Light Rum, Spiced Rum, Coconut Cream
- Poker Face Tequila, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Sugar Daddy Gin, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- M.V.P. Vodka, Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum
- A Saturday Afternoon Banana Liqueur, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Aged Rum
- Champagne Cobbler Orange, Lemon, Pineapple
- Flying Kangaroo White Rum, Vodka, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Foggy Afternoon Vodka, Apricot Brandy, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Frozen Berkeley Light Rum, Brandy, Passion Fruit Syrup
- Goombay Smash Spiced Rum, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Apricot Brandy
- Midori Colada White Rum, Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Coconut Cream
- Ritz Bar Fizz Champagne, Pineapple Juice, Grapefruit Juice
- The Pineapple Drink Light Rum, Pineapple, Pineapple Juice
- Tropical Rainstorm Dark Rum, Cherry Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Wonder Bra Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- DJ Shooters Peach Schnapps, Gin, Coconut Rum
- A Fuzzy Thing Absolut(R) Citron Vodka, Triple Sec Liqueur, Peach Schnapps
- Hawaiian Rain Drops Coconut Rum, DeKuyper(R) Pucker(R) Island Punch Liqueur, Blue Curaçao Liqueur
- Jack-In-The-Box Apple Brandy, Pineapple Juice, Aromatic Bitters
- Neon Cocktail Absolut(R) Citron Vodka, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Banana Mama Banana Liqueur, Dark Rum, Light Rum
- Bananas Foster Cruzan(R) Banana Rum, Banana Liqueur, Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum
- Batida Abaci Sagatiba(R) Pura Cachaça, Pineapple, Granulated Sugar
- Beach Peach White Rum, Peach Brandy, Peach Juice
- Cucamonga coconut lime breeze Captain Morgan(R) Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, Lime, Simple Syrup
- Easy Bahama Mama Dark Rum, Pineapple Juice, Amaretto Liqueur
- Frozen Melon Ball Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Vodka, Pineapple Juice
- Green Sunset Melon Liqueur, Coconut Rum, 7Up(R)
- Kiwi Casa White Rum, Kiwi Juice, Soda Water
- Pineapple Cocktail Light Rum, Pineapple Juice, Lemon Juice
- Rum Runner #2 Blackberry Brandy, Banana Liqueur, Dark Rum
- Spider Bite Martini Vodka, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur
- The Seabass Pineapple Rum, Peach Schnapps, Pineapple Juice
- Three-Legged Monkey Crown Royal(R) Canadian Whisky, Amaretto Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Mango Orange Smoothie Mango, Orange
