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    Home » Recent Posts » Cocktail Recipes

    Easy Tiki Rum Cocktail (with Pineapple)

    Published: Oct 15, 2019 · Updated: Mar 25, 2022 by Katy McAvoy

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    Made with three kinds of rum and fresh citrus, this refreshing and easy tiki cocktail comes together quickly and will make your happy hour feel a bit more tropical.

    Easy Tiki Rum Cocktail

    Tiki drinks can be intimidating with a long list of ingredients. They’re traditionally rum-based with lots of fresh juice and mixers. All that fresh juice gives these cocktails a sweet and fruity vibe, making them the perfect summery drink. 

    Tiki recipes can get complicated and use ingredients that aren’t easy to find. So let’s create simple tiki drinks with orange juice and pineapple juice! The three rums in this drink - white rum, dark rum, and coconut rum - are all easy to find in any liquor store and can be purchased at a variety of price points. 

    Dark rum cocktails aren’t super common in home bar recipes, so unless you’re really into tiki drinks, feel free to buy the small bottle (375ml) of dark rum if it’s available. A little goes a long way on dark rum. For this recipe, you could even buy a 2 oz “airline” bottle of dark rum and still have enough to make two drinks with it.

    Ingredients

    Ingredients for tiki drinks
    • White rum
    • Coconut rum
    • Dark rum
    • Orgeat syrup
    • Simple syrup
    • Pineapple juice 
    • An orange  
    • A lime

    How to Make an Easy Tiki Cocktail

    Combine everything in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. 

    Pineapple juice being poured into a cocktail shaker.
    Dark rum being poured into a cocktail shaker.

    Shake it up.

    Strain into a glass filled with ice.

    Tiki cocktail being poured from a cocktail shaker into a glass filled with ice.

    Enjoy!

    FAQs and Substitutions

    Can I used bottled orange and lime juice?

    Fresh juice is important in this recipe for the orange and lime juice. You should need about half of each fruit for the recipe. If you do decide to use bottled juice, make sure the orange juice is pulp free.

    Where do I buy simple syrup?

    Make your own simple syrup by combining ½ cup white sugar with ½ cup hot water. Stir until the sugar has dissolved. Refrigerate until your syrup is completely chilled before using. Simple syrup will keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

    What can I use instead of orgeat syrup?

    Orgeat is a sweet, non-alcoholic, almond flavored syrup. You can usually find it in the alcohol mixer section of your liquor or grocery store. If you don't have orgeat syrup on hand, you can just leave it out. I love what it add here, but the cocktail is still tasty without it.

    What kind of glass should I serve a tiki drink in?

    A big one! This is a high volume drink and when you add the ice, it'll fill a large glass. If you don't have any tiki glasses on hand (like these pineapple glasses), use a highball glass, tall drinking glass, or a pint glass.

    What kind of rum should I use?

    You can see from the ingredients photo, I'm using common, national brands for the liquors in this drink. Malibu Rum definitely has the market on coconut rum and it works great in this recipe. Rum comes in a LOT of options and can get very pricey. Use your favorites in this drink, but don't feel like you need to go with the most expensive brands.

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    Made with three kinds of rum, this easy and refreshing tiki cocktail comes together quickly and will make your happy hour feel a bit more tropical.

    • Author: Katy McAvoy
    • Prep Time: 5 min
    • Cook Time: 0 min
    • Total Time: 5 min
    • Yield: 1 cocktail 1x
    • Category: Cocktails
    • Method: Cocktail Shaker
    • Cuisine: American

    Ingredients

    Units Scale
    • 1.5 oz coconut rum
    • 1 oz white rum
    • 0.75 oz dark rum
    • 1 oz orgeat syrup
    • 1 oz simple syrup
    • 2 oz pineapple juice
    • 1 oz fresh orange juice
    • 0.5 oz fresh lime juice

    Instructions

    Combine everything in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. 

    Shake it up.

    Strain into a glass filled with ice.

    Enjoy!

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    Keywords: tiki cocktail, tiki drink, rum drinks, dark rum cocktails, tropical, rum drinks with pineapple

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    About Katy McAvoy

    Katy is the author, photographer, home cook, mixologist, and Michigander behind MittenGirl.com. Since 2017, she's been crafting easy-to-make cocktails and delicious meals, along with sharing her love of all things Michigan (a.k.a. The Mitten)!

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    1. Ruth Moore

      October 15, 2019 at 4:52 pm

      Sounds delicious!

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    Hi! I’m Katy (she/her). I’m an author, photographer, home cook, mixologist, Michigander, and lover of all things food and drink. I never turn down a good happy hour and believe that a couple hours of meal prep pays off for days. Follow me on Instagram to check out what I’m working on next!

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