Tiki drinks are cocktails made with rum that have a little tropical flare. They may also have tropical flavored juices, coconut, citrus, or other exotic flavors that transport you straight to an island paradise with your toes in the sand and an umbrella in your drink.
1. Ginger Caipirinha
Brazil's national drink, the caipirinha uses Brazilian rum called cachaça. It's simple to add ginger syrup to this cocktail for a spicy twist on the original that still brings you the flavor of the islands.
Ingredients
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¾ ounce ginger syrup
- 1½ ounces cachaça
- Ice
- Lime wedges for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the lime juice, ginger syrup, and cachaça. Add the ice and shake to chill.
- Strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice. Garnish with the lime wedge.
2. Orange Dark and Stormy
The dark and stormy is the national drink of Bermuda, and it's a simple combination of dark rum and ginger beer. Adding a hint of orange is the perfect complement to the sweet and spicy flavors of the rum and ginger.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce orange liqueur
- 1½ ounces dark rum
- Ice
- 4 ounces ginger beer
Instructions
- In a pint glass, combine the orange liqueur and dark rum.
- Add the ice and stir.
- Top with the ginger beer.
3. Frozen Mango Colada
This drink is super easy because all you do is dump your ingredients in the blender and push a button. It's a variation on the piña colada that's the perfect tropical drink anytime you feel you could use a little of that island feel.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Malibu rum
- 1 cup fresh or frozen mango chunks
- 2 ounces pineapple juice
- 2 ounces coconut cream
- ½ cup crushed ice
- Pineapple wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the Malibu rum, mango chunks, pineapple juice, coconut cream, and crushed ice. Blend until smooth.
- Pour into a cocktail glass and garnish with the pineapple wedge.
4. Strawberry Coconut Mojito
Aside from shaking in a cocktail shaker, the only other drink mixing technique you need to know how to do for this drink is to muddle mint and strawberries, which essentially consists of lightly smashing them in the cocktail shaker with a muddler or another blunt, sterile tool. This version combines strawberries and coconut to refreshing mint for a lovely, refreshing tiki drink.
Ingredients
- 3 strawberries, hulled
- 8 mint sprigs
- ¾ ounce simple syrup
- ¾ ounce lime juice
- 1½ ounces Malibu rum
- Ice
- Soda water
- Mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the strawberries, mint, and simple syrup.
- Add the lime juice, Malibu rum, and ice and shake to chill.
- Pour (don't strain) into a pint glass. Top off with soda water.
- Garnish with the mint sprig.
5. Cherry Blue Hawaiian
Adding a hint of cherry liqueur to a blue Hawaiian maintains the vibrant blue of the original (maraschino liqueur is colorless), but it adds an interesting depth of flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce Malibu rum
- 1 ounce blue curaçao
- ½ ounce cherry liqueur
- 2 ounces pineapple juice
- Crushed ice
- Lime wedge and cherry for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the rum, curaçao, cherry liqueur, and pineapple juice.
- Add the crushed ice and shake to chill.
- Strain into a cocktail glass filled with crushed ice.
- Garnish with the lime wedge and the cherry.
6. Ginger Coco-Banana Frozen Daiquiri
Daiquiris are simple concoctions, especially when you make blended frozen daiquiris. Simply measure your ingredients into a blender and mix.
Ingredients
- ½ banana, peeled, sliced, and frozen
- ½ ounce banana liqueur
- ¼ ounce ginger simple syrup
- ¾ ounce lime juice
- 1½ ounces Malibu rum
- ½ cup crushed ice
- Banana slice for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the banana, banana liqueur, lime juice, coconut rum, and crushed ice. Blend until smooth.
- Pour into a cocktail glass and garnish with a banana slice.
7. Sex on the Beach With Pirates
A sex on the beach cocktail is traditionally made with vodka, but this version takes it into tiki territory with the addition of pineapple rum and spiced rum.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces cranberry juice
- 2 ounces pineapple juice
- 1 ounce pineapple flavored rum
- ½ ounce spiced rum
- 1 ounce peach schnapps
- Crushed ice
- Cherry for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the cranberry and pineapple juices pineapple rum, spiced rum, peach schnapps, and crushed ice. Shake to chill.
- Strain into a pint glass filled with ice and garnish with the cherry.
8. Rum Jogger
The rum runner cocktail has a lot of ingredients, making it a cocktail for the fast lane. The rum jogger is a simplified version with fewer ingredients and easy techniques even the novice cocktail maker can create. This version also uses dark rum in place of the golden rum in a traditional rum runner.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces dark rum
- ½ ounce blackberry liqueur
- ½ ounce banana liqueur
- 4 ounces orange juice
- ½ barspoon grenadine
- Ice
- Orange slice for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the dark rum, blackberry liqueur, banana liqueur, orange juice, grenadine, and ice. Shake to chill.
- Pour (don't strain) into a collins glass.
- Garnish with the orange slice.
9. Orange Cuba Libre
The Cuba libre is perhaps better known by its more common name: rum and coke. This version uses dark rum, orange instead of lime, and cola for caramel and citrus notes.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces demerara rum
- 1 ounce orange juice
- Ice
- Cola
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the rum and orange juice. Add ice and shake to chill.
- Strain into a highball glass filled with ice.
- Top with cola and garnish with an orange wedge.
Easy Tiki Cocktails
Tiki cocktails range from simple to complicated. These easy tiki drinks have just a few ingredients and use simple drink mixing techniques to give you a taste of the islands any time you want.
