Mai Tai
The home-bar equalizer: lime, orgeat, curaçao, and a blend of rums.
RummediumPopularity 98
RecipesHome Bar Starter Pack
Figure out which mixers and bottles to buy so you unlock the most tiki drinks from a small home bar.
Unlocks · 76%
106 of 140 recipes
10 mixers · 24 liquor · 21 liqueurs
Empty spirit chips = all spirits. Lower the liquor or liqueurs sliders to drop the least-used bottles—those drinks unlock count updates live. Minus moves a bottle to the bottom; plus adds it back.
Umbrellas and tiki picks dress up unlocked drinks. They never count toward mixer unlocks or the starter pack shopping total.
Base spirits
Liqueurs & bitters
The home-bar equalizer: lime, orgeat, curaçao, and a blend of rums.
RummediumPopularity 98
The beach-blender classic: rum, pineapple, and cream of coconut.
RumeasyPopularity 94
Donn Beach’s infamous multi-rum stack—potent and spice-kissed.
RumadvancedPopularity 93
Dark rum and pineapple balanced with Campari’s bitter edge.
RumeasyPopularity 90
Harry Yee’s poolside blue pineapple sour.
Rum · VodkaeasyPopularity 86
Coffee-kissed coconut pineapple rum stack.
RumeasyPopularity 83
Sweet, sour, strong, weak—the foundational rum punch.
RumeasyPopularity 82
Multi-spirit citrus orgeat stack with a sherry float.
Rum · Brandy · GinadvancedPopularity 80
Extra-icy colada for blender nights.
RumeasyPopularity 80
Rum–brandy orgeat citrus classic—scale up for a bowl.
Rum · BrandymediumPopularity 79
The rum sour that started countless tropical nights.
RumeasyPopularity 78
Ivy Mix’s mezcal–Jamaican Mai Tai anagram—smoke meets funk.
Tequila · RummediumPopularity 78
Bermuda’s frothy rum–citrus swizzle.
RumeasyPopularity 77
Zombie cousin with cinnamon, grapefruit, and falernum.
RumadvancedPopularity 77
Coconut sibling of the Blue Hawaii.
RumeasyPopularity 76
Phil Ward’s mezcal Last Word riff with Aperol and maraschino.
TequilaeasyPopularity 76
Rare gin tiki with passion fruit, orgeat, and falernum.
GinmediumPopularity 75
Erick Castro’s bourbon tiki: pineapple, falernum, and lemon.
WhiskeyeasyPopularity 75
Allspice-and-cinnamon aged-rum warmer.
RummediumPopularity 74
Share-ready Scorpion for the table.
Rum · BrandymediumPopularity 74
Hotel Del Coronado classic revived at False Idol—rum, brandy, citrus, orgeat.
Rum · BrandymediumPopularity 74
Community Reprint
Gin, pineapple, orgeat, and Peychaud’s—named for Hawaii’s reef fish.
GineasyPopularity 74
Blended banana daiquiri for the home blender.
RumeasyPopularity 73
Large-format Zombie—label the two-drink limit.
RumadvancedPopularity 73
1930s Mexico City classic: tequila, lime, grenadine, and bitters.
TequilaeasyPopularity 73
Falernum, citrus, and a hint of absinthe over strong rum.
RumadvancedPopularity 72
Falernum–absinthe rum sour with lime.
RumadvancedPopularity 72
Grapefruit–maraschino daiquiri, no sugar bomb.
RumeasyPopularity 72
Share Mai Tai for the table.
RummediumPopularity 72
Community Reprint
Blue tequila sparkler with orgeat, falernum, and dry sparkling wine.
TequilamediumPopularity 72
Dark rum, grapefruit, and allspice—sea-spray spice.
RummediumPopularity 71
Party-scale rum punch—adjust sweetness to taste.
RumeasyPopularity 71
1937 Café Royal classic: bourbon, allspice dram, and lime.
WhiskeyeasyPopularity 71
Dessert tropical with coffee and banana liqueurs.
RumeasyPopularity 70
Blender daiquiri for porch season.
RumeasyPopularity 70
Modern Chicago tiki flagship vibes: passion, Campari whisper, rum.
RummediumPopularity 70
Vic’s whiskey tiki sour—bourbon, orange, lemon, and orgeat.
WhiskeyeasyPopularity 70
Half colada, half strawberry daiquiri—layered.
RummediumPopularity 69
Passion fruit classic with a demerara float.
RumadvancedPopularity 69
The porch-blender strawberry classic.
RumeasyPopularity 68
Trader Vic’s tequila Mai Tai: lime, curaçao-family orange, and orgeat.
TequilaeasyPopularity 68
Savoy classic: Scotch and Irish whiskey with lemon and orgeat.
WhiskeyeasyPopularity 68
Passion fruit rum punch cousin of Cobra’s Fang.
RummediumPopularity 67
Green Chartreuse swizzle with pineapple and lime—liqueur stays unlinked.
OthermediumPopularity 67
Grenadine sunrise over tequila and orange.
TequilaeasyPopularity 67
Published tequila–mezcal Zombie riff—earthy agave with Donn’s Mix and falernum.
Tequila · RumadvancedPopularity 67
Bajan dark rum and falernum over ice—simple and bold.
RumeasyPopularity 66
Large-format classic—scale for guests.
RumadvancedPopularity 66
Trader Vic Fog Cutter variant with orgeat and sherry.
Rum · Brandy · GinadvancedPopularity 66
Rare vodka tiki sour from Aku Aku—citrus, orgeat, and a touch of grenadine.
VodkaeasyPopularity 66
Vodka colada for non-rum nights.
VodkaeasyPopularity 65
Passion fruit margarita for tequila nights.
TequilaeasyPopularity 65
Share Jet Pilot—go easy on pours.
RumadvancedPopularity 65
Absinthe-kissed lime rum cooler.
RummediumPopularity 64
Mojito with pineapple juice sweetness.
RumeasyPopularity 64
Share bowl with a centerpiece garnish moment (skip real flame at home).
RumadvancedPopularity 64
Reposado tequila with orgeat and lime—almond twist on a margarita.
TequilaeasyPopularity 64
Donn-era grapefruit–cinnamon punch.
RummediumPopularity 63
Early Donn-era name: rum, lime, maraschino, bitters.
RumeasyPopularity 63
Blender mango daiquiri.
RumeasyPopularity 63
Gin, pineapple, lemon, and orgeat hotel classic.
GineasyPopularity 63
Grenadine showpiece with falernum and lime.
RumeasyPopularity 62
Coconut–apricot tropical cooler.
RumeasyPopularity 62
Apricot–pineapple Cuban classic.
RummediumPopularity 62
Mai Tai structure with Campari in the mix.
RummediumPopularity 62
Simple tequila–pineapple–lime cooler in the Vic tropical tradition.
TequilaeasyPopularity 62
Potent Donn-adjacent rum stack.
RumadvancedPopularity 61
Pineapple rum classic with grenadine and maraschino.
RumeasyPopularity 61
Weeknight pineapple rum sour.
RumeasyPopularity 61
Mid-century citrus rum with simple sweetness.
RummediumPopularity 60
Light rum classic with orange curaçao and grenadine.
RumeasyPopularity 60
Pineapple margarita with optional heat at home.
TequilaeasyPopularity 60
Modern bar-staple name—passion and rum home build.
RummediumPopularity 60
Caipirinha with passion fruit syrup.
OthereasyPopularity 59
Chartreuse and pineapple with rum—liqueurs unlinked.
RummediumPopularity 59
Community Copycat Adaptation
Reposado, passion fruit, pineapple, and allspice—community tequila punch.
TequilaeasyPopularity 59
Angostura-forward sour with rye—tiki-adjacent spice.
WhiskeymediumPopularity 58
Vic-style showpiece—one best-known home-friendly build.
RumadvancedPopularity 58
Menu-Inspired Adaptation
Tequila, passion fruit, falernum, and heat—a home-bar take on a False Idol happy-hour name.
TequilamediumPopularity 58
Community Copycat Adaptation
Bourbon–mezcal Mai Tai–style home build with Cynar and peach.
Whiskey · TequilamediumPopularity 58
Community Copycat Adaptation
Tequila–falernum sour with a dark rum float—community Liquor.com-style build.
Tequila · RumeasyPopularity 58
Easy guava-leaning cooler using passion fruit syrup as stand-in.
RumeasyPopularity 57
Trader Vic–adjacent fizzy tropical.
RumeasyPopularity 57
Menu-Inspired Adaptation
Whiskey Pearl Diver–style shake with pear brandy and Gardenia Mix—home build after False Idol’s published ingredient notes.
Whiskey · BrandyadvancedPopularity 57
Community Copycat Adaptation
Tequila and light rum with grapefruit, orgeat, and blue curaçao.
Tequila · RummediumPopularity 57
Mid-century menu rum with brandy and citrus.
RummediumPopularity 56
Falernum and bitters tropical short drink.
RummediumPopularity 56
Menu-Inspired Adaptation
Gin, passion fruit, blue curaçao, and orgeat—home build on a False Idol happy-hour name.
GineasyPopularity 56
Community Copycat Adaptation
Bourbon, allspice, passion fruit, and grapefruit—community Berry-attributed cooler.
WhiskeyeasyPopularity 56
Menu-Inspired Adaptation
Tequila, cachaça, banana, and orgeat—home reverse-engineer of a Vic’s menu drink.
Tequila · OthermediumPopularity 56
Brazilian cachaça fruit shake—passion fruit friendly.
OthereasyPopularity 55
Gin gimlet sweetened with falernum.
GineasyPopularity 55
Potent tropical punch—sip slowly.
RumadvancedPopularity 55
Apple-adjacent tropical; here rum with grenadine and citrus.
RummediumPopularity 55
Menu-Inspired Adaptation
Pisco, cachaça, passion fruit, falernum, and orgeat—home build on a False Idol original name.
Brandy · OthermediumPopularity 55
Menu-Inspired Adaptation
Demerara, mezcal, and Campari with cinnamon and cherry—home build after Jason Asher / UnderTow.
Rum · TequilaadvancedPopularity 55
Community Copycat Adaptation
Agave Zombie-style flash blend—see also Oaxacan Dead for a published cousin.
TequilaadvancedPopularity 55
Collins length with pineapple.
RumeasyPopularity 54
Jungle Bird cousin with a hotter bitter line.
RummediumPopularity 54
Menu-Inspired Adaptation
Bourbon, light rum, passion fruit, and allspice—home build on a False Idol happy-hour name.
Whiskey · RumeasyPopularity 54
Community Copycat Adaptation
Reposado Halekulani-style sour with pineapple, lemon, and grenadine.
TequilaeasyPopularity 54
Menu-Inspired Adaptation
Vodka colada with macadamia liqueur—home build on a False Idol–style name.
VodkaeasyPopularity 53
Menu-Inspired Adaptation
Mezcal–Jamaican–passion blender mug—home build on an UnderTow Phoenix name.
Tequila · RumadvancedPopularity 53
Menu-Inspired Adaptation
Rum, brandy, and gin punchlet with grapefruit and passion—home build on a Frankie’s Tiki Room name.
Rum · Brandy · GinmediumPopularity 52
Community Copycat Adaptation
Mezcal, passion fruit, and falernum with optional chile heat.
TequilaeasyPopularity 50
Community Copycat Adaptation
Easy vodka, passion fruit, and orange cooler—resort-style punch.
VodkaeasyPopularity 48