Sunday, August 21, 2011

Tropical Drink Recipe: The "Hawaiian Mai Tai" cocktail.

Tropical Drinks: How to make a great version of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel's Mai Tai.

This version is similar to Trader Vic's Mai Tai cocktail, just a touch more fruit taste, but still a nice kick.
There are many versions of the Mai Tai mixed drink out there, some are just wrong. But this Hawaiian Mai Tai is one of the best.  "Mai Tai" means "great" and "The Best".

Hawaiian Mai Tai Recipe:
Ingredients
• 2 oz light rum (bacardi, cruzan estate, tortuga light rum, etc.)
• 1 oz dark rum (whalers dark rum, cruzan black, myers dark, captain morgan, etc.)
• 1 oz orange curacao (hiram walker)
• 1 orange, juice
• 1 lime, juice
• 1 oz pineapple juice
• dash orgeat (substitute amaretto)
• dash simple syrup
• Wedges pineapple

Mixing Instructions
Mix all the ingredients in a tall glass.
Cover the glass and shake for a little bit.
Pour into two glasses with ice.
Garnish with the pineapple.

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Tropical Drink Cocktail Recipes: New Orleans Hand Grenade recipe.

Tropical Cocktails: How to make the "New Orleans Hand Grenade" cocktail drink.


The melon and rum but a tropical spin on this drink.
Watch out this is a strong one. Drink with caution!
There are 5 types of liqueurs in this mixed drink!  Stay away from open flames while drinking this one, joking aside, this really is one mean drink. The melon liqueur is what rounds this cocktail out.

New Orleans Hand Grenade Recipe:
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz gin (beefeater, tanqueray, bombay sapphire, hendricks gin, etc.)
1 1/2 oz grain alcohol (everclear)
1 1/2 oz Melon-liqueur (potter's melon, midori melon, dekuyper, etc.)
1 1/2 oz White Rum (cruzan, bacardi, etc.)
1 1/2 oz vodka (absolut, skyy, smirnoff, etc.)

New Orleans Hand Grenade Mixing Directions
Shack in a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
Strain and pour into a glass filled with ice.
You can mix in water and sugar if you want.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Tropical Cocktail Drink Recipes: The "Malibu Black and Lime" using Malibu Black and lime.

Tropical drink cocktail recipes: How to make the "Malibu Black and Lime".


This recipe is a very simple cocktail that is based on the new Malibu Black, a higher proof coconut rum.

Malibu Black and Lime Recipe:
Ingredients:
• 1 part Malibu Black
• Splash of lime

Mixing Instructions:
Mix in a rocks glass with ice.
Garnish with a lime wedge.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Tropical Island and Summer Drinks: The "Tropical Wave" cocktail using Captain Morgan Spiced Rum, Orange and Cranberry juice.

Tropical island drinks: How to make the "Tropical Wave" cocktail drink.


Catch the wave. This cocktail is both fruity and complex at the same time.
A drink for pirates, beach bums and surfers alike.

"Tropical Wave" Recipe
Ingredients:
• 1-1/4 oz Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
• 4 oz Fresh Orange Juice
• 1 oz Cranberry Juice (ocean spray)

Mixing Instructions:
Mix straight into a cocktail glass with ice or shake in a cocktail shaker until cold.
Garnish the cocktail with a pineapple slice and a cherry.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Tropical drinks and Island Recipes: The Tropical Tease cocktail drink.

Tropical cocktail drinks: How to make the Tropical Tease cocktail.

This cocktail just screams of the tropics, coconuts, melon, banana, pineapple and rum. Really, can a cocktail get any more tropical than that.  The ingredients blend well together.

Tropical Tease Recipe:
Ingredients
• 1 1/4 oz  Malibu Coconut Rum
• 1 1/4 oz  Midori Melon Liqueur
• 3/4 oz  Banana Liqueur
• Pineapple Juice to taste

Mixing Instructions:
Pour direectly into a Hurricane glass with ice
Cover and shake.
Garnish with a lime wheel

Photo of a  Tropical Tease Cocktail Drink
 Tropical Tease Cocktail Drink

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