Caribbean Cocktails
Explore 82 Caribbean cocktail recipes.
Caribbean cocktails sit at the intersection of rum, sugar and citrus — three ingredients the islands have shaped into more cocktails than just about any other region. The Rum Swizzle is a good entry point: aged rum, lime, sugar, a few dashes of bitters, swizzled hard over crushed ice until the glass frosts over. The Old Cuban is the more polished entry, layering aged rum and mint with sparkling wine for a fizzier, drier read.
The Bahia goes creamier, more dessert-leaning, with coconut and pineapple over rum. The Hurricane Suzy and Reggae Rum Punch both sit in punch territory — long, fruit-laden, designed for crowds. The Ti' Punch trims everything back: agricole rum, a sugar lump, a coin of lime, no ice, no fuss.
What ties this list together is rum doing the spine work, with each cocktail interpreting it differently — aged rum for length and warmth, white rum for brightness, agricole rum for grass-and-sugarcane edge. Most are shaken or built, most run sweeter than the equivalent stirred drinks elsewhere in the canon, most reward fresh lime and decent rum over the budget bottle, and most do better in tall glassware with plenty of ice than in coupes. Treat them as long drinks rather than short ones and they read more honestly.
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Passion Fruit Mojito
White rum, Lemon juice, Água com gás, Açúcar / xarope simples, Mint leaves, Maracujá
Top Caribbean cocktails
Rum Swizzle
Jamaican rum, Lime juice, Falernum, Aromatic bitters, Lemon juice, Sugar / simple syrup
Bahia
White rum, Suco de abacaxi, Creme de coco
Jungle Bird
Jamaican rum, Campari, Suco de lima, Suco de abacaxi, Açúcar / xarope simples
Caribbean Sex on the Beach
Coconut rum, Vodka, Spiced rum, Grenadine, Orange juice, Cranberry juice
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
White rum, Orange liqueur, Jus de citron vert, Falernum, Sucre / sirop simple
Jerk-Spiced Bloody Mary
White rum, Tomato juice, Lime juice, Water, Salt, Lime, Tabasco Sauce, Worcestershire sauce, Salt, Sugar
Old Cuban
Aged rum, Champagne / prosecco, Lime juice, Sugar / simple syrup, Aromatic bitters, Mint leaves
Barbados Sunrise
White rum, Blue curaçao, Orange juice, Grenadine