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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- Campbell F. Craig Tequila, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Captain Courageous Captain Morgan(R) Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Dreamy Monkey Vodka, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Hotel California Champagne, Tequila Reposado, Mandarin Juice
- Mango Mosa Marie Brizard(R) Mango Passion Liqueur, Ocean Spray(R) Cranberry Mango Juice, Champagne
- Orlando Amethyst Gin, Chambord(R) Black Raspberry Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Park Avenue Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Pineapple Juice
- Pino Frio White Rum, Pineapples, Caster Sugar
- Pusser's Painkiller Pusser's(R) Rum, Pineapple Juice, Coconut Cream
- 77 Sunset Strip Finlandia(R) Vodka, Tanqueray(R) Gin, Captain Morgan(R) Original Spiced Rum
- Music City Sunset Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur, Cranberry Juice
- African Lullaby Amarula(R) Cream Liqueur, Coconut Milk, Milk
- Beauty On The Beach White Rum, Southern Comfort(R), Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Peach West Indies White Rum, Peach, Rose's(R) Lime Juice
- Pink Coral Vodka, Passoa(R) Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Banana Cream Pi Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Banana Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Big Blue Sky Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Light Rum, Coconut Cream
- Cocoa Chanel Cognac, White Chocolate Liqueur, Amaretto Liqueur
- Coffee Cream Coffee Liqueur, Coconut Rum, Milk
- Golden Colada Dark Rum, White Rum, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Italian Colada Italian Brandy, White Rum, Amaretto Liqueur
- Pineapple Hunk Vodka, Lime Juice, Pineapple Juice
- South Padre Island Sour Mix, Vodka, Peach Schnapps
- Yellow Strawberry Light Rum, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Strawberries
- Sunset Island Pineapple Juice, Grape Juice, Lemon-Lime Soda
- Banana Split Banana Liqueur, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Half & Half
- Banana Tree Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur, Banana Liqueur
- Drowning Pool Mango Rum, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Sprite(R)
- Lazy Afternoon Dark Rum, Light Rum, Cherry Brandy
- Boardwalk Breeze Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Amaretto Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Buenos Noches Tequila Blanco, Banana Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Canario Pisco, Mandarin Juice, Pineapple Syrup
- Cape Breeze Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Cranberry Juice, Grapefruit Juice
- Elephant Gun Whiskey, Pineapple Juice, Lemon Juice
- Flamingo Punch Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Meyer's(R) Dark Rum, Bacardi(R) 151 Rum
- Florida Freeze Dark Rum, Coconut Cream, Orange Juice
- Frozen Strawberry Banana Colada Dark Rum, Coconut Cream, Strawberries
- Gables Collins Vodka, Crème de Noyaux Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Guttersnipe Finlandia(R) Lime Vodka, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Kerns(R) Guava Juice
- Killer Rita Whaler's(R) Killer Coconut Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Molokai Mike White Rum, Brandy, Orange Juice
- Oi-Loa Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum, Pineapple Juice, Orgeat Syrup
- Punch a la Washington Hotel Dark Rum, White Rum, Passion Fruit Syrup
- Tropicolada White Rum, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Melon Liqueur
- Caribbean Champagne White Rum, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Champagne
- Cutty Cobbler Cutty Sark(R) Scotch Whisky, Brandy, Curaçao Liqueur
- Duck Soup Bourbon, Apricot Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Frozen Pineapple Daiquiri Light Rum, Pineapple, Lime Juice
