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This version uses 6 ingredients across 5 steps. For a home bar, that makes it a little more hands-on rather than fussy.

The Bahama Mama is a tropical rum cocktail recipe featuring multiple rums, fruit juices, and grenadine. This fruity Caribbean cocktail offers sweet, rum-forward flavors perfect for beach drinking and summer parties. A vacation-style mixed drink served in hurricane glasses, the Bahama Mama is ideal for tiki cocktail enthusiasts.
Glass:
Hurricane
Strength
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Fill a hurricane glass with crushed ice.
Add all rums, orange juice, lemon juice, and grenadine to a shaker with ice.
Shake vigorously until well chilled.
Strain over the crushed ice in the hurricane glass.
Garnish with tropical fruits and serve with a straw.
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Editorial Notes
The Bahama Mama combines Overproof Rum, Dark Rum, and Rum. These quick notes add context on structure, flavor, and where the drink fits best.
Updated Dec 22, 2025 • 6 ingredients • 5 steps
This version uses 6 ingredients across 5 steps. For a home bar, that makes it a little more hands-on rather than fussy.
Expect sweet, spirit forward, and fruity notes. Served in a Hurricane, the drink lands spirit-forward and more evening-leaning and keeps its structure clear.
This style fits after-dinner pours and slower evening rounds. If you already enjoy Rum cocktails, it is an easy recipe to keep in rotation.