⏰ 3 – 5 Minutes 🍸 Unique 💰 Affordable 🏃♀️ Long
This Barbados Surprise cocktail is a colourful rainbow of flavours. It’s a Caribbean twist on it’s Californian cousin the Tequila Sunrise and is a perfect blend of flavours to enjoy on a summers evening.
Prep time: 5 mins
Serves: 1
Price: Affordable
Difficulty: Easy
📢 Notes:
☀️ The Barbados Surprise is one of our Summer recipes. Make sure to check out some of our other summer cocktail recipes.
Barbados Surprise Cocktail Ingredients
Alcohol
- 2 shots (50ml) x Rum (We used Bacardi Carta Blanca)
- 1/2 shot (10ml) x Blue Curaçao
Juices, Sodas & Syrups
- 1/2 shot (10ml) x Grenadine
- 2 shots (50ml) x Orange Juice
Fruit & Other
Barbados Surprise Cocktail Recipe
You can make the perfect Barbados Surprise Cocktail in six steps!
- To start making the Barbados Surprise, get a tall or high ball glass and drizzle grenadine in to the base of your glass.
- Then fill the glass carefully with ice cubes to near the top (between 1/2 and 3/4 full).
- Then gently pour the orange juice down the side of the glass on top of the grenadine.
- In another glass or a shaker stir together the rum and blue curaçao then gently pour this down the side of the glass to form the top layer on top of the orange juice.
- Garnish with an orange segment and a strawberry.
- Then Sip & Enjoy!
Equipment
This cocktail will need the following equipment.
- Highball Glass
- Jigger
- Measuring Jug
- Shaker
- Chopping board
- Knife
Cocktail Units & Pricing
We’ve based these volumes, units and pricing off our alcohol database. Our prices are based off open Open Exchange Rates from the GBP total.
| Ingredient | Volume | Units | Price |
| Rum | 2 x shots (50ml) | 2.00 | £0.85 |
| Blue Curaçao | 1/2 x shot (10ml) | 1.00 | £0.09 |
| Grenadine | 1/2 x shot (10ml) | 0.00 | £0.05 |
| Orange Juice | 2 x shots (50ml) | 0.00 | £0.05 |
| 120ml | 3.00 | £1.04 | $1.40* | €1.19* |
*Based off open Open Exchange Rates from GBP total.
FAQs
Can I use spiced rum instead of white rum?
Absolutely. A lightly spiced rum will add warming vanilla-and-clove notes, making the colour a bit deeper and the flavour more autumnal.
How do I keep the layers distinct?
Pour each layer slowly over the back of a bar spoon and use chilled ingredients—this gives you sharp colour separation and a more striking “sunset” effect.
