So maybe you’re not headed to Tulum this week because work got in the way, or you can’t swing the plane ticket, or you want to avoid college kids at all cost, or you heard that Tulum is actually over. Whatever the story is, there’s still a reason to celebrate the fact we’re coming out of our winter cocoon that is the faux fur blanket and the couch facing squarely towards Netflix. Which is why it’s time to introduce some new tropical cocktails to your home bar menu that will make you feel like you’re on a Caribbean cruise even if you’re still on that couch (or on your roof of your apartment building lying about in a fold out lawn chair). And if you feel like inviting other friends who also heard the bad news about Tulum, think about making a pool-ready punch that tastes like sunshine, even if the closest you’ve gotten to a body of water lately is the bathtub.
For a killer spring break staycation, all you need are a few classic tropical ingredients: fruit juice (fresh is obviously best, but no one’s gonna judge you for getting the bottled stuff) and a spirit that says, “Ah, I’m on vacation.” And who doesn’t love a little white rum? Each of the drinks on our spring break staycation cocktail list has a tropical feel, but not the tacky paper umbrella, and will make you feel a warm Caribbean breeze—without ever having to leave your backyard, roof deck, or fire escape.
Shoreline Smash
Recipe and photo courtesy of The Real McCoy
This mashup of rum and iced tea is like the pool party version of an Arnold Palmer, which basically just means it has delicious Barbadian rum in it. Fresh lime juice adds an extra kick.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 ounces Barbadian rum (such as The Real McCoy 3 Year Rum)
- 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 ounce simple syrup
- 2 ounces iced tea
- 2-3 mint leaves
- 2 fresh berries of your choosing (blueberries and blackberries work well)
Instructions:
Add ingredients to an ice-filled glass and stir.
Godinger Dublin 5-Piece Crystal Drink Set, $23.98 on Amazon
Because you're gonna want to batch this one.
Killah McCoy
Recipe and photo courtesy of The Real McCoy
A sipper with everything tropical: coconut, pineapple juice, and orange juice. Add some Barbadian rum, and we’ll have another, please.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 ounces Barbadian rum (such as The Real McCoy 3 Year Rum)
- 1 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
- 3/4 ounces cream of coconut
- 3/4 ounces orange juice
- Dash of fresh lime juice
Instructions:
Shake and strain ingredients into a glass.
Libbey Modern Bar Tiki Double Old Fashioned Glasses, 4 for $24.59 on Amazon
Tiki is tacky, but in the very best way. These glasses add extra fun to your day drinking.
Jimmie
Recipe and photo courtesy of Gato
This cocktail from Bobby Flay’s Gato in New York City, has the fruity kick of grapefruit vodka and falernum, a syrupy liquor that comes from the Caribbean. So basically sunshine in a glass.
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces grapefruit vodka
- 1/2 ounce Velvet Falernum
- 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
- 3 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
Instructions:
Shake and strain over fresh ice, garnish with a lemon twist.
Velvet Falernum (price varies) on Drizly
The delightfully named sugar cane-based liqueur that also tastes fantastic.
Petit Socco
Recipe courtesy of Dirty French; photo by Noah Fecks
This fruity drink by Lev Choubine at Dirty French in NYC uses Pisco, a South American brandy (a spirit that’s distilled from wine), that goes down easy, especially with a splash of pineapple juice and cilantro herbs at the bottom of the glass.
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces Pisco
- 1/2 ounce Pineau De Charentes
- 1/2 ounce pineapple juice
- 1/2 ounce lime juice
- 1/2 ounce cane syrup
- One bunch of cilantro
Instructions:
Add ingredients to shaker and shake. Layer Collins glass with cilantro at the bottom, fill the rest with crushed ice and pour over. Garnish with fresh pineapples slices.
Pierre Ferrand Pineau des Charentes (price varies) on Drizly
This lesser-known Cognac is great chilled and sipped on its own, or mixed into various cocktails.
Watermelon Refresher
Recipe and photo courtesy of Porter House
This cool and refreshing drink from New York’s Porter House Bar and Grill is much more sophisticated than what you drank in college, and you can basically drink it all day long—because watermelon juice is hydrating, right?
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces vodka
- 2 ounces watermelon juice
- 1/2 ounce cucumber juice
- 1/4 ounce lime
- 1/4 ounce simple syrup
Instructions:
Combine ingredients in a shaker, give it a hard shake, and serve over ice in a highball. Garnish with watermelon cubes.
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