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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- Nutty Colada Amaretto Liqueur, Coconut Milk, Pineapples
- Royal Hawaiian Gin, Lemon Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Sydney Sling White Rum, Cherry Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Tropical Life Saver Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Creamy Soda Coconut Rum, 7Up(R), Grenadine
- Zombie Jamaican Rum, Gold Rum, El Dorado(R) Demerara Rum
- Finnish Passion Finlandia(R) Vodka, Monin(R) Passion Fruit Syrup, Orange Juice
- Ray-Ray Peach Schnapps, Alizé(R) Red Passion Liqueur, Bacardi(R) 151 Rum
- Summer Dreams Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Orange Juice, Lemon Juice
- Barbados Planter's Punch Aged Rum, Lime Juice, Caster Sugar
- Citizen Cane Appleton Estate(R) Signature Blend Jamaican Rum, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Caramel Liqueur
- Gull's Wing Tequila, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Haleakala Martini Absolut(R) Vodka, Chambord(R) Black Raspberry Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Hot Coconut Coffee Coconut Rum, Coffee, Whipped Cream
- Mambo's Dream Dark Rum, Banana Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Maracuja Martini Smirnoff(R) Maracuja Vodka, Marie Brizard(R) Apple Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Olaffson's Punch Haitian Dark Rum, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Pineapple Buganda Pineapples, Brown Sugar, Light Cream
- Cayman Sunset Light Rum, Piña Colada Mix, Pineapple Juice
- Banana Bird Bourbon, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Black-Eyed Susan Vodka, Light Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Chinatown Lychee Wine, Gin, Kirschwasser
- Classic Blue Hawaiian Light Rum, Vodka, Blue Curaçao Liqueur
- Easy Money White Rum, Dark Rum, Coconut Rum
- Focal Point Melon Liqueur, Light Rum, Lemon Juice
- Goombay Smash Bahamas Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Coconut Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Jamaican Rum Punch Bacardi(R) 151 Rum, Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum
- Lifesaver Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Light Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Linstead Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Pineapple Juice, Granulated Sugar
- The Green One Vodka, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Blue Curaçao Liqueur
- Ultimate June Bug Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Banana Liqueur
- Arrowhead Dark Rum, Southern Comfort(R), Crème de Banane Liqueur
- Caribbean Splash Coconut Rum, Peach Schnapps, Banana
- Charles's Caribbean Dark Rum, White Rum, Coconut Cream
- Cioccolato e cocco Milk, Coconut Rum, Coconut Cream
- Cocoa Colada Light Rum, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Coconut Cream
- Colibri Orange Juice, White Rum, Dark Rum
- Hello Nurse Vodka, Amaretto Liqueur, Cream
- Kentucky Mango Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Mango Liqueur, Mango Juice
- Orange Velvet Cream, Pineapple Juice, Orange Juice
- Papaya Sling Gin, Lime Juice, Papaya Juice
- Suffragette City Light Rum, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Tijuana Taxi Tequila Reposado, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Tropical Fruit Schnapps
- Yellow Bird #2 Dark Rum, White Rum, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Jamaican Iced Tea Vodka, Gin, Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum
- Midori Pearl Diver Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Pretty Thing Vodka, Amaretto Liqueur, Coconut Cream
- Tropical Lust Sloe Gin, Absolut(R) Vodka, Pineapple Juice
