10 Best Tiki Cocktails You Can’t Miss This Summer 

By Jasmine Kaur

For the uninitiated, bright, colourful cocktails made with rum and based on the tropical theme are known as tiki cocktails and are perfect for summer. 

Pina Colada 

Made with coconut cream, pineapple juice and rum, this refreshing tropical cocktail is finished off with a cherry and pineapple wedge. Add blended ice to make it cool. 

Tiki Punch 

Made in a huge punch bowl, this fruity cocktail is a combination of pineapple juice, orange juice, grenadine and rum. You can mix dark and light rum for added flavour.

Coconut Mojito 

One of the best tropical drinks, this mojito pairs mint, lime juice and soda with rum and coconut syrup. Sip it up and rejuvenate. 

Mai Tai 

Created by Victor “Trader Vic” Bergeron in 1940s, it is a concoction of orange curacao, almond syrup, dark and white rum and lime juice. 

Scorpion 

This thunder-bolt beverage is made up of three alcohols like gin, rum and brandy, paired with orange juice and almond syrup or orgeat. 

Blue Hawaiian 

As the name suggests, this blue-coloured drink gets its colour and fruity flavour from blue curacao, pineapple juice, coconut cream and rum. 

Rum Runner 

Blackberry liqueur, lime juice and rum are all you need for this yummy tropical drink. Add some grenadine and enjoy. 

Bahama Mama 

Take some pineapple juice and coconut cream. Mix it with grenadine and add a boozy touch with rum. Your Bahama Mama is ready. 

Zombie

Made with multiple rum varieties, it is known to wake up the dead due to its high alcohol content. It is believed to have been created by Donn Beach at Don the Beachcomber. 

Painkiller 

A smooth and creamy ride, this one will relieve you of all the stress and worries as a combination of pineapple juice, orange juice, coconut cream and rum go inside your body.