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The Best Tiki Drinks in Every State

Grab your leis and grass skirts: These crazy cocktails will have you drinking like a fish.

Best Tiki Drinks in Every State
Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge, + Katja Cho

Grab your leis and grass skirts: These crazy cocktails will have you drinking like a fish.

1

Alabama

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Courtesy of Pleasure Island Tiki Bar

Rowdy Rum Runner at Pleasure Island Tiki Bar, Orange Beach

This tropical number will have you feeling the love for summertime.

2

Alaska

Glass, Drinkware, Liquid, Martini glass, Cocktail, Alcoholic beverage, Drink, Tableware, Ingredient, Classic cocktail,

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake at Sub Zero Bistro and Microlounge, Anchorage

This super-sweet tropical martini is a mixture of Malibu rum, butterscotch liqueur, pineapple juice, sweet cream, and a bit of grenadine. Don't forget the floating cherry.

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3

Arizona

Arizona Kanaloa
Courtesy of Kon Tiki

Kanaloa at Kon Tiki, Tuscon

This cocktail is a quadruple threat—loaded with banana, orange, pineapple, and mango juices. It's also a little dangerous because bartenders will offer discounted refills during the your visit.

4

Arkansas

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Margarita del Patron at Papitos Mexican Grill, Jacksonville

This beachy margarita blends Patron Silver tequila, triple sec, orange liqueur, orange juice, and a house-made sour mix. Ask for the 56-ounce monster glass—if you dare.

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5

California

California Royal Royale
Courtesy of Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar

Royal Royale at Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar, San Francisco

If only pineapples grew on trees ... filled with aged rum, brandy, Cointreau, in addition to their own fresh juice like this over-the-top cocktail.

6

Colorado

Colorado Zombie
Courtesy of Adrift Tiki Bar

Zombie at Adrift Tiki Bar and Grill, Denver

This classic cocktail is filled with so many rums and juices, you'll feel like a Zombie after just a few sips—which is probably why bartenders cut you off after two.

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7

Connecticut

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The Perfect Storm at Lenny's On The Beach, Old Lyme

Served in a full-size fish bowl, this mix of guava tequila and coconut rum gets an extra kick from Black Strap and 151 rums floating on top. It's definitely aptly named.

8

Delaware

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Zogg's Rum Punch at Zogg's Raw Bar and Grill, Rehoboth Beach

This drink is very bright and bold, getting garnished with orange and lime slices after being blended with both banana and orange rums.

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9

Florida

Drink, Orange, Liquid, Alcoholic beverage, Glass, Juice, Amber, Tableware, Ingredient, Drinking straw,

Sidewinder's Fang at Mai Kai, Ft. Lauderdale

Grab a friend because you'll need help to polish off this tropical concoction of lime, orange, Puerto Rican dark rum, Appleton dark rum, demerara—all served in a colossal snifter.

10

Georgia

Georgia Garley Marley
Courtesy of The Wing Cafe and Tap House

Garley Marley at The Wing Cafe and Tap House, Marietta

This tie-dye drink is layered with creme de menthe (which lends it its green hue), banana (which offers a bit of yellow), and grenadine-laced rum (which offers up the red).

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11

Hawaii

Hawaii Tropical Torch
Courtesy of Tiki's Grill and Bar

Tropical Torch at Tiki's Grill and Bar, Honolulu

This cocktail is a literal smoke show thanks to dry ice. It's shaken with grapefruit, pineapple, peach, and cranberry juices, but the best part is the souvenier tiki mug.

12

Illinois

Three Dots and a Dash Treasure Chest No. 3
Courtesy of Three Dots and a Dash

Treasure Chest No. 3 at Three Dots and a Dash, Chicago

If you're feeling posh enough, you can cough up $300 for this elaborate treasure chest filled with aged Jamaican rum, strawberry, vanilla, passion fruit, pineapple, and lemon—all served alongside a bottle of liquid gold (a.k.a. Dom Perignon).

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13

Idaho

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The Fish Bowl at The Harbor Grill, Boise

Swedish fish go for a swim in this sweet concoction of Nerds candy, Cucumber Pearl, Malibu rum, melon liqueur, blue curaco, sour apple liqueur, pineapple juice. It makes it all too easy to drink like a fish.

14

Iowa

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Fong Island Tea at Fong's Pizza, Ankeny

In this grapefruit mixture there are almost too many spirits to count: vodka, lemon rum, gin, and St. Germain. Plus a splash of cola and cranberry juice. Are you bold enough to give it a go?

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15

Kansas

Kansas Shark Attack
Courtesy of The Sandbar

Shark Attack at The Sandbar, Lawrence

This vodka and blue curacao-based cocktail is the only shark attack you'll want to experience. Its tongue-in-cheek plastic shark garnish even squirts grenadine "blood," making it the ultimate jaw(s)-dropper.

16

Kentucky

Kentucky X Marks The Spot
Courtesy of El Camino

X Marks The Spot at El Camino, Louisville

This boat of top-shelf booze may be a shipload of money (it'll set you back $100), but it definitely hits the mark. Only the finest for the Captain, right?

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17

Louisiana

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Columbus in Limbo at Tiki Tolteca, New Orleans

A postcard tops this cup of Black Magic Rum, orgeat syrup, lemon juice, and all spice liqueur. Write a tipsy message to friends and bartenders will mail it for you.

18

Indiana

Fluid, Liquid, Drink, Drinkware, Alcoholic beverage, Glass, Classic cocktail, Tableware, Cocktail, Distilled beverage,

Tie-Dye Long Island at Kilroy's, Indianapolis

You think you know Long Island Iced Teas—until you see this 32-ounce sucker filled to the brim with a bright and tropical blend.

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19

Maine

Drink, Fluid, Liquid, Cocktail, Cocktail garnish, Distilled beverage, Aqua, Teal, Classic cocktail, Citrus,

Tipsy Tank Fish Bowl at Charlamagne's, Augusta

Drink down to the bottom of this deep blue sea, but watch out for gummy fish swimming around the bottom. Or you know, nibble on them.

20

Maryland

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Cajun Margarita at The Tiki Bar, Solomans

The tequila and triple sec in this non-traditional margarita have been soaked in jalapeños. To temper the heat, there's lip-puckering lime juice and bubbly lemon-lime soda. But the heat comes back via the Old Bay and chile-lined rim.

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