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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- Flicker Light Rum, Lemon Juice, Lime Juice
- Go-Go Girl Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Mango Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Hotel Plaza Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Jamaican Bahama Mama White Rum, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Kentucky Cocktail Bourbon, Pineapple Juice
- La Bomba Tequila Reposado, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Latin Love Cruzan(R) Coconut Rum, Cruzan(R) Banana Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Sun City White Rum, Dark Rum, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur
- West Indian Punch Dark Rum, Banana Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Zocolo Dark Rum, Tequila, Pineapple Juice
- Caribbean Milk Batida de Coco Liqueur, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Milk
- Calvados Cream Calvados, Lemon Juice, Egg
- Fruitloops Pineapple Juice, Orange Juice, Cranberry Juice
- Jade Isle Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Stoli(R) Vodka
- Million-Dollar Cocktail Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Pineapple Juice
- Miss V Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Melon Liqueur, Cranberry Juice
- A Lark's Tropical Heaven Pineapple Juice, Kerns(R) Strawberry-Banana Nectar, Vodka
- Cocomacoque Light Rum, Red Wine, Lemon Juice
- Elephant Lips Dark Rum, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- First 99 Problems Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Frozen Coconut White Rum, Coconut Rum, Coconut Ice Cream
- Hawaiian Shoreline Coconut Rum, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- June Bug Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Pina Rita Jose Cuervo(R) Tequila, Triple Sec Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Tahiti Club Light Rum, Dark Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Think Pink Rum, Passoa(R) Liqueur, Sprite(R)
- 57 Chevy Vodka, Southern Comfort(R), Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Sugar Kick Orange Juice, Cranberry Juice, Sour Mix
- Tropicana Hurricane Light Rum, Dark Rum, Coconut Rum
- Anna's Banana Vodka, Lime Juice, Honey
- Burnt Embers Aged Rum, Apricot Brandy, Pineapple Juice
- Gran Ojito Bacardi(R) Orange Rum, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lime
- Hummingbird Banana, Coconut Cream, Crème de Banane Liqueur
- Monarchy Luau Punch Pineapple, Brandy, Granulated Sugar
- Nightboat to Brasil Cachaça, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Pink Iguana Stoli(R) Persik Vodka, Coconut Rum, Lime Juice
- Quantum Theory Rum, Strega(R) Liqueur, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Robinson Dark Rum, White Rum, Sugar Syrup
- Reggae Ambassador Absolut(R) Citron Vodka, Pineapple-Orange-Banana Juice, Granulated Sugar
- Brazillian Sunrise Ypioca(R) Ouro Cachaça, Mango Juice, Young Coconut Juice
- Long Happiness Ginger, Pineapples, Vodka
- Mounds Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Cream
- Terri's Tropical Passion Passoa(R) Liqueur, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Apricot Brandy
- Tropical Teaser Dark Rum, Amaretto Liqueur, Grapefruit Juice
- Casablanca White Rum, Coconut Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Ruby Runner Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Blackberry Brandy, Banana Liqueur
- Tree Shaker RumTree(R) Liqueur, Pear Liqueur, Mandarin Juice
- Tropical Sunset Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Ginger Ale, Orange Juice
