Tropical drink recipes are naturally refreshing, since they blend exotic fruit with crisp spirits. Some tropical cocktails are ideal served as frozen drinks while others can be served over ice. A sampling of popular island cocktails follows.
Few things are as beautiful as a tropical sunrise, and this popular cocktail celebrates the warm rays of the morning sun. To make one, you'll need:
- 2 ounces of tequila
- 4 ounces of orange juice
- 1 ounce of grenadine
Mix the tequila and orange juice together and pour them into a glass filled with ice. Slowly pour grenadine into the glass, allowing it to sink to the bottom.
A collection of tropical drink recipes would not be complete without the mai tai. It requires:
- 1 ounce of light rum
- 1 ounce of dark rum
- 1 half ounce of triple sec
- 1 ounce of lime juice
- 1 ounce of pineapple juice
- 1 ounce of orange juice
- 1 half ounce of grenadine
Pour all the ingredients except the dark rum into a shaker filled with ice. Shake and pour the contents into a glass. Then add the dark rum on the top. Garnish the drink with slices of lime and orange.
The rum runner is a favorite tropical cocktail. You need:
- 2 ounces of light rum
- 1 half ounce of blackberry brandy
- 1 half ounce of banana liqueur
- 1 half ounce of grenadine
Pour the ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake well and pour the beverage into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and a slice of lime.
Many tropical drink recipes are served in a hurricane glass. Here is a recipe for the cocktail that inspired the specialized bar glass. It takes:
- 2 ounces of dark rum
- 2 ounces of light rum
- 2 ounces of passion fruit juice
- 1 ounce of orange juice
- 1 half ounce of lime juice
- 1 half ounce of grenadine
Filler a shaker with ice and add lime juice, followed by the remaining ingredients. Shake well and pour the drink into a hurricane glass. Garnish it with an orange peel and a maraschino cherry.
Sex on the beach is a relatively new tropical drink that is on its way to becoming a classic. It takes:
- 1 ounce of peach schnapps
- 1 ounce of raspberry schnapps
- 1 ounce of vodka
- 2 ounces of orange juice
- 1 ounce of cranberry juice
Mix the ingredients together and serve the drink in a cocktail glass filled with ice. Garnish it with a slice of lime.
The pina colada is a very popular tropical frozen drink recipe. Its ingredients are:
- 1 ounce of light rum
- 1 ounce of spiced rum
- 2 ounces of coconut cream
- 1 ounce of pineapple juice
Blend the ingredients with ice until smooth. Serve the drink in a chilled hurricane glass and it garnish with a wedge of pineapple and a maraschino cherry.
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