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.
More top Caribbean cocktails
Rum Swizzle
Rhum jamaïcain, Lemon juice, Jus de citron vert, Falernum, Bitters aromatiques, Sucre / sirop simple
Bahia
White rum, Jus d'ananas, Crème de coco
Jungle Bird
Rhum jamaïcain, Campari, Jus de citron vert, Jus d'ananas, Sucre / sirop simple
Caribbean Sex on the Beach
Rhum épicé, Vodka, Rhum à la noix de coco, Jus d'orange, Jus de canneberge, Grenadine
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
White rum, Orange liqueur, Lime juice, Falernum, Sugar / simple syrup
Jerk-Spiced Bloody Mary
White rum, Lime juice, Tomato juice, Salt, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco Sauce, Lime, Water, 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
Calypso
Dark rum, Vermouth blanc, Lillet Blanc, Bitters aromatiques, Jus de citron vert
Corn 'n' Oil
Rhum vieilli, Dark rum, Falernum, Bitters aromatiques
Baydose
Rhum épicé, Jus de citron vert, Velvet Falernum
Jamaican Rum Punch
Gold rum, Bitters aromatiques, Grenadine, Jus d'ananas, Jus d'orange, Jus de citron vert
Rum Swizzle
Rhum jamaïcain, Lemon juice, Jus de citron vert, Falernum, Bitters aromatiques, Sucre / sirop simple
Bahia
White rum, Jus d'ananas, Crème de coco
Jungle Bird
Rhum jamaïcain, Campari, Jus de citron vert, Jus d'ananas, Sucre / sirop simple
Caribbean Sex on the Beach
Rhum épicé, Vodka, Rhum à la noix de coco, Jus d'orange, Jus de canneberge, Grenadine
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
White rum, Orange liqueur, Lime juice, Falernum, Sugar / simple syrup
Jerk-Spiced Bloody Mary
White rum, Lime juice, Tomato juice, Salt, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco Sauce, Lime, Water, 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
Calypso
Dark rum, Vermouth blanc, Lillet Blanc, Bitters aromatiques, Jus de citron vert
Corn 'n' Oil
Rhum vieilli, Dark rum, Falernum, Bitters aromatiques
Baydose
Rhum épicé, Jus de citron vert, Velvet Falernum
Jamaican Rum Punch
Gold rum, Bitters aromatiques, Grenadine, Jus d'ananas, Jus d'orange, Jus de citron vert
More top Caribbean cocktails
Rum Swizzle
Rhum jamaïcain, Lemon juice, Jus de citron vert, Falernum, Bitters aromatiques, Sucre / sirop simple
Bahia
White rum, Jus d'ananas, Crème de coco
Jungle Bird
Rhum jamaïcain, Campari, Jus de citron vert, Jus d'ananas, Sucre / sirop simple
Caribbean Sex on the Beach
Rhum épicé, Vodka, Rhum à la noix de coco, Jus d'orange, Jus de canneberge, Grenadine
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
White rum, Orange liqueur, Lime juice, Falernum, Sugar / simple syrup
Jerk-Spiced Bloody Mary
White rum, Lime juice, Tomato juice, Salt, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco Sauce, Lime, Water, 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
Calypso
Dark rum, Vermouth blanc, Lillet Blanc, Bitters aromatiques, Jus de citron vert
Corn 'n' Oil
Rhum vieilli, Dark rum, Falernum, Bitters aromatiques
Baydose
Rhum épicé, Jus de citron vert, Velvet Falernum
Jamaican Rum Punch
Gold rum, Bitters aromatiques, Grenadine, Jus d'ananas, Jus d'orange, Jus de citron vert
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