Today is Tropical Cocktail Day so the best way to celebrate has gotta be to grab your shaker and whip up a tropical thunderstorm for your tastebuds.

Make sure you stock up on your Spiced Rum, fruit juice and the all essential Cocktail Umbrellas. Turn up that Carribean playlist and get ready to be transported to the tropical paradise these cocktails are about to conjure up.

IF YOU LIKE PIÑA COLADAS…

A Carribean classic, no tropical cocktail list is complete without a Piña Colada.

Ingredients

60ml /2 oz Dark Matter Spiced Rum

30ml /1 oz Coconut Cream

90ml /3 oz Pineapple Juice

1 Cup Crushed Ice

Cocktail Cherry

Method

Chuck all the ingredients into a blender, jzhuzz it and then pour into a Hurricane Cocktail Glass for a classic look.

So effortless you’ll feel like you didn’t even make it yourself. But if this is still too much work just pick up one of our Piña Colada Hampers, our Piña Colada Gift Set or our ready-made Funkin Piña Colada Mix.

Important: Don’t forget the Palm Tree Stirrer and Fruit Straw. There is no such thing as too much when it comes to accessorizing a Pina Colada

TIKI-LA SUNRISE

For a drink as beautiful as it is delicious, create your own tropical sunrise.

Ingredients

60ml / 2 oz Tequila – Check out our friends Lupe Pintos in Edinburgh for some authentic Mexican Tequila.

15ml /1/2 oz Monin Grenadine Syrup

Orange Juice to top up

Ice Cubes

To garnish:

Cocktail Cherry

Fresh Orange Slice

Method

Pour the orange juice and tequila over the ice cubes in a high ball glass and stir.

Slowly pour the grenadine around the inside edge of the glass and wait for it to rise and mix with the other ingredients.

Garnish with a cherry and a slice of orange.

Presentation

Bring this Tahiti Highball glass to life with your beautiful Tiki-la sunrise.

STORM IN A COCONUT

Try this twist on the classic Hurricane and serve it up in our Coconut Tiki Mug.

Ingredients

Ice

60 ml / 2 oz Dark Matter Spiced Rum

60ml / 2oz Orange Juice

30ml / 1 oz Lime Juice

30ml / 1 oz Monin Passion Fruit Syrup

2 Dashes Monin Grenadine Syrup

Method

Half fill a Cocktail Shaker with ice. Pour over the rum, orange juice, lime juice, passion fruit syrup and grenadine.

Shake for 30 seconds and then strain into your Coconut Tiki Mug.

Accessorize with a cocktail umbrella and a flamingo straw for an authentic Tiki cocktail.