Tropics recipe
Iced tea, mango vodka and crème de banana, stirred over ice in a highball glass.
By Kris Barton · Updated - 2 mins total
- 3 ingredients
- Highball glass
What Ingredients do you need to make a Tropics?
Vodka
We compared 12 different brands of Vodka and determined that Smirnoff was the overall best option. Given the current climate with Russia, that may seem like a questionable choice, but Smirnoff isn’t made in Russia, it’s made all over the world.
It actually has a history of Russian persecution and the creators were forced to flee Russia.
What Equipment do you need to make a Tropics?
Highball Glass
Highball Glasses are the most common glasses in the cocktail world. You can put most cocktails in there from the Long Island Iced Tea to a Bay Breeze.
Bar Spoon
Bar Spoons are great for cocktails you’re supposed to stir, rather than shake in a cocktail shaker.
Sure, you can probably use any spoon to stir your drink but these bar spoons are the real deal. It’s the proper equipment to get the job right.
- They’re long enough to get to the bottom of any cocktail to allow you to properly stir.
- They have a twist spiral design that allows for a better grip.
- They’re made out of stainless steel, so they’re durable, corrosion resistant, and easy to clean.
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Recipe card
Tropics
- Prep
- 1 min
- Making
- 1 min
- Total
- 2 mins
- Serves
- 1
- Glass
- Highball glass
Ingredients
Makes 1 drink.
Method
- Add ice to a highball glass.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and stir with a bar spoon.
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Tropics FAQs
What Ingredients do you need to make a Tropics?
To make a Tropics, you need 90ml / 3oz iced tea, 30ml / 1oz mango vodka and 30ml / 1oz crème de banana. There’s more about vodka above.
What Equipment do you need to make a Tropics?
You’ll need a highball glass and a bar spoon.
What alcohol is in a Tropics?
A Tropics contains 30ml / 1oz mango vodka and 30ml / 1oz crème de banana.
Is a Tropics shaken or stirred?
A Tropics is stirred, not shaken. It’s made straight in a highball glass: add the ingredients over ice and stir.
What glass is a Tropics served in?
Serve a Tropics in a highball glass.
How do I make a Tropics for a group?
The recipe makes one drink. Multiply every measure by the number of drinks you want: for 4, you’d need 360ml iced tea, 120ml mango vodka and 120ml crème de banana.
