A day off, and your weekend Tiki Cocktail: The Tropical Sunrise

Tropical Sunrise
Tropical Sunrise

It’s been a rough week, kids…no doubt you saw there was no Mod Movie Monday this week. Been crazy-bizy with work (good), writing (better), and of course, drinking exotic cocktails (best). I’m racing to get Murder on Tiki Island finished for the April 30th debut, and it’s taking a lot out of me. So I took the day off from work, have been doing some writing, and will begin drinking those exotic cocktails any minute!

Here’s a fun and easy on that tastes great at any Tiki bar or poolside cabana. The Islanders’ answer to the Tequila Sunrise, here’s…

The Tropical Sunrisetropicalsunrisecocktail

In a shaker, combine:
crushed ice
2 shots spiced rum
1 shot triple sec
2 shots orange juice
2 shots pineapple juice
Grenadine

And shake, baby, shake! Strain into a tall glass filled with ice, drizzle with grenadine and garnish with orange slices, a pineapple wedge and a cherry. Preferably on one of those little plastic swords. You ever see the drink swords at the Mai Kai? They’re HUGE! I think they must have them special-made, cuz I ain’t seem em anyplace else that big. Anyway, there’s you drink…cheers!

-Tiki Chris P reporting from behind the bar at Tiki Lounge Talk, the Blounge for Tiki and Retro Lovers around the world. Come and visit me and my lovely wife Colleen at The Hukilau 2011, here in fabulous Fort Lauderdale, June 9-12!

2 Replies to “A day off, and your weekend Tiki Cocktail: The Tropical Sunrise

  1. Where’s the red color come from in the Tropical Sunrise recipe? Did we leave out the grenadine? I volunteer to try it!

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