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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Rum Swizzle
Jamaican rum, Jugo de limón, Jugo de lima, Falernum, Aromatic bitters, Azúcar / jarabe simple
Bahia
White rum, Pineapple juice, Coconut cream
Jungle Bird
Jamaican rum, Campari, Jugo de lima, Jugo de piña, Azúcar / jarabe simple
Caribbean Sex on the Beach
Ron especiado, Vodka, Coconut rum, Jugo de naranja, Jugo de arándano, Granadina
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
Ron blanco, Licor de naranja, Jugo de lima, Falernum, Azúcar / jarabe simple
Jerk-Spiced Bloody Mary
Ron blanco, Jugo de lima, Tomato juice, Salsa Tabasco, Sal, Agua, Lima, Worcestershire sauce, Sal, Azúcar
Old Cuban
Aged rum, Champagne / prosecco, Lime juice, Sugar / simple syrup, Aromatic bitters, Mint leaves
Barbados Sunrise
Ron blanco, Blue curaçao, Jugo de naranja, Granadina
Calypso
Ron oscuro, Vermut blanco, Lillet Blanc, Aromatic bitters, Jugo de lima
Corn 'n' Oil
Ron añejo, Ron oscuro, Falernum, Aromatic bitters
Baydose
Ron especiado, Jugo de lima, Velvet Falernum
Jamaican Rum Punch
Ron dorado, Aromatic bitters, Granadina, Jugo de piña, Jugo de naranja, Jugo de lima
Rum Swizzle
Jamaican rum, Jugo de limón, Jugo de lima, Falernum, Aromatic bitters, Azúcar / jarabe simple
Bahia
White rum, Pineapple juice, Coconut cream
Jungle Bird
Jamaican rum, Campari, Jugo de lima, Jugo de piña, Azúcar / jarabe simple
Caribbean Sex on the Beach
Ron especiado, Vodka, Coconut rum, Jugo de naranja, Jugo de arándano, Granadina
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
Ron blanco, Licor de naranja, Jugo de lima, Falernum, Azúcar / jarabe simple
Jerk-Spiced Bloody Mary
Ron blanco, Jugo de lima, Tomato juice, Salsa Tabasco, Sal, Agua, Lima, Worcestershire sauce, Sal, Azúcar
Old Cuban
Aged rum, Champagne / prosecco, Lime juice, Sugar / simple syrup, Aromatic bitters, Mint leaves
Barbados Sunrise
Ron blanco, Blue curaçao, Jugo de naranja, Granadina
Calypso
Ron oscuro, Vermut blanco, Lillet Blanc, Aromatic bitters, Jugo de lima
Corn 'n' Oil
Ron añejo, Ron oscuro, Falernum, Aromatic bitters
Baydose
Ron especiado, Jugo de lima, Velvet Falernum
Jamaican Rum Punch
Ron dorado, Aromatic bitters, Granadina, Jugo de piña, Jugo de naranja, Jugo de lima
More top Caribbean cocktails
Rum Swizzle
Jamaican rum, Jugo de limón, Jugo de lima, Falernum, Aromatic bitters, Azúcar / jarabe simple
Bahia
White rum, Pineapple juice, Coconut cream
Jungle Bird
Jamaican rum, Campari, Jugo de lima, Jugo de piña, Azúcar / jarabe simple
Caribbean Sex on the Beach
Ron especiado, Vodka, Coconut rum, Jugo de naranja, Jugo de arándano, Granadina
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
Ron blanco, Licor de naranja, Jugo de lima, Falernum, Azúcar / jarabe simple
Jerk-Spiced Bloody Mary
Ron blanco, Jugo de lima, Tomato juice, Salsa Tabasco, Sal, Agua, Lima, Worcestershire sauce, Sal, Azúcar
Old Cuban
Aged rum, Champagne / prosecco, Lime juice, Sugar / simple syrup, Aromatic bitters, Mint leaves
Barbados Sunrise
Ron blanco, Blue curaçao, Jugo de naranja, Granadina
Calypso
Ron oscuro, Vermut blanco, Lillet Blanc, Aromatic bitters, Jugo de lima
Corn 'n' Oil
Ron añejo, Ron oscuro, Falernum, Aromatic bitters
Baydose
Ron especiado, Jugo de lima, Velvet Falernum
Jamaican Rum Punch
Ron dorado, Aromatic bitters, Granadina, Jugo de piña, Jugo de naranja, Jugo de lima
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