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Alamo Splash

Orange cocktail against white background

The Alamo Splash cocktail blends orange juice, pineapple juice and lemon-lime soda with a serving of tequila. It’s a refreshing drink that’s sure to please anyone who doesn’t hate citrus. Serve up a pitcher of Alamo Splash at your next party or poolside get-together. This drink makes a nice little afternoon pick-me-up, too. Alamo Splash ... Read the full article →

Jamaican Me Crazy

Orange-ish cocktail against white background with cocktail stirrer and decorative star

The Jamaican Me Crazy cocktail tastes like Strawberry Banana Starbursts, only better. Two ounces of rum, plus the tartness from the cranberry juice cut the sweetness to keep it under control. This end result is delicious. This is a great drink for whenever you’re in the mood for something fruity but not tropical. Because this ... Read the full article →

Chambord Royale

Purplish cocktail against blue background

The Chambord Royale combines the famous raspberry liqueur with a touches of cranberry and pineapple for flavor, and an ounce of vodka for kick. It’s a fruity little drink, but not overly sweet. You’ll note the recipe calls for a splash of cranberry juice and a “bigger splash” of pineapple juice. What you want to ... Read the full article →

Flying Kangaroo

Whitish yellow cocktail with straw and pineapple garnish

The Flying Kangaroo is a creamy tropical concoction where the alcohol flavor gets lots in the mixers. The dominant flavors are coconut and pineapple, but the touch of orange juice and herbal liqueur give it a special touch. This drink is a great addition to your repertoire of tropical cocktails. It’s a little more complex ... Read the full article →

Electric Banana

Yellow cocktail against white background

The Electric Banana cocktail combines the flavors of banana, pineapple and almond with a hint of peach from the Southern Comfort. It’s an interesting combination that’s definitely on the sweet side. Try an Electric Banana the next time you’re in the mood for something that’s fruity, but not your typical tropical or citrus-based fruity cocktail. ... Read the full article →

Ultimate Junebug

Bright green cocktail with lime garnish on white background

The Ultimate Junebug gets its name from its neon green color. The flavor is fruity but mellow, with dominating notes of melon and citrus and a lingering taste of coconut. This drink is ideal for something like an evening poolside get-together, but it’s also great for an evening out on the town. It’s definitely on ... Read the full article →

Purple People Eater

Purple cocktail over ice with orange straw

The Purple People Eater is – you guessed it – a purple cocktail. This one is all about a delicious way to imbibe a moderately large quantity of alcohol quickly. It blends lots of fruity flavors with amaretto and some actual fruit juices, which enables it to sneak up on you. It tastes innocent, but ... Read the full article →

Idonis

Yellowish cocktail in a martini glass

The Idonis cocktail is delicately sweet, using a small amount of pineapple juice and just a touch of apricot brandy for its flavor. The rest of the drink is simply straight vodka. This is a great cocktail when you want you want something just a little bit tropical and sweet, but still sophisticated and not ... Read the full article →

Midori Mai Tai

Green cocktail against white background, with grapes

The Midori Mai Tai is a beautiful little chartreuse drink that blends several fruit flavors into a fascinating medley. It’s sweet and tangy, with the mellow notes of the Midori lingering. Enjoy a Midori Mai Tai the next time you’re thinking of a regular Mai Tai, or anytime you want something that’s fruity and tropical, ... Read the full article →

Banana Popsicle

Yellow cocktail on tabletop with other drinks in the background

The Banana Popsicle is another one of those drinks that’s supposed to taste like a wonderful childhood treat with a healthy dose of alcohol added in. It doesn’t taste exactly like a banana popsicle, but it does taste delicious. The orange and pineapple juices really add something to this drink, livening up the mellow banana ... Read the full article →

Hawaiian Tattoo

Pineapple juice based yellow cocktail against white background

The Hawaiian Tattoo is a very light drink, in terms of alcohol – just one ounce of two types of rum. It’s mostly pineapple juice. This drink is a nice choice for light drinkers. The two rums – Tattoo orange and coconut – are as delicious as the pineapple juice, so this drink is very ... Read the full article →

Villa Park

Orange cocktail by side of pool

The Villa Park is very simple – a double serving of bourbon meets pineapple and orange juices. The fruit juices bring out wonderful notes in the bourbon. They also smooth it out considerably, so don’t waste good bourbon on this cocktail. As long as it’s marginally drinkable, the orange and pineapple juices will mellow any ... Read the full article →

Barbados Cocktail

Pale yellow cocktail garnished with honeydew slice against white background

The Barbados Cocktail is a simple tropical cocktail featuring light rum, triple sec and a touch of pineapple juice. It’s lighter and less sweet than many similar cocktails. Note that this recipe calls for the drink to be stirred rather than shaken, even though it contains a fruit juice. Most drinks with fruit juice are ... Read the full article →

Roswell cocktail

An orangey cocktail in a martini glass

It’s hard to go wrong with Malibu coconut rum, unless you hate the flavor of coconut. The Roswell cocktail makes wonderful use of it, blending three ounces of the stuff with orange juice, cranberry juice and just a little bit of pineapple. Despite the strong alcohol content, the Roswell also has a lot of fruit ... Read the full article →

Kali Fury

Yellowish cocktail served in Collins glass

Despite the name, the Kali Fury is actually a rather soothing drink. It’s got plenty of pineapple and orange juice blended with coconut rum and creme de bananes. It’s your typical laid back tropical flavored drink. Enjoy a Kali Fury anytime you want a little liquor with your fruit juice instead of the other way ... Read the full article →

Poker Face

Three Poker Face cocktails lined up, from overhead

Ever found yourself in the mood for pineapple juice, but not a tropical cocktail? The Poker Face cocktail uses pineapple juice as a base, but that’s as tropical as it gets. The result is a really fun juice drink without any lime or coconut. The Poker Face cocktail is really simple to make – you ... Read the full article →

Caribbean Mist

caribbean-mist

The Caribbean Mist cocktail is one of those drinks that’s all about the flavor, except for the part that’s about the color.  It blends citrus, pineapple, lemon and coconut notes into a lovely blue-green liquid reminiscent of the Caribbean sea. I think of this one as a cross between your traditional tropical rum drink and ... Read the full article →

Hawaiian Hammer

Hawaiian Hammer served on the beach

The Hawaiian Hammer is one of those sneaky drinks that’s got a lot more kick than you’d think. It’s technically a double, with three ounces of alcohol, but because there’s twice as much fruit juice, it goes down smooth. This drink is a wonderful alternative to traditional tropical rum cocktails. Enjoy it the next time ... Read the full article →

Four Wheeler

Four Wheeler cocktail served with a straw

The Four Wheeler cocktail blends the flavors of coconut, orange, pineapple and dark rum. It’s thoroughly tropical in flavor, but this is definitely one drink you don’t have to serve in a pretty glass with umbrellas and fruit slices. It’s all about the taste. I think of this one as a wintertime alternative to a ... Read the full article →

Rampage

Rampage cocktail against white background with cherry and lemon garnish

I’m not sure how the Rampage cocktail got its name. It’s not likely to send you on a rampage. It can hardly go on a rampage by itself. Maybe it’s just the Captain Morgan’s spiced rum and its association with pirates that made somebody think of rampaging. In any case, the Rampage is a spiced ... Read the full article →

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