A luau isn't a luau without hula skirts, coconut bras, or the Orange Luau. It's made with orange simple syrup and boatloads of rum. This tropical delight will have you swaying your hips in no time. For better or for worse.
Orange Luau
Ingredients:
- 2oz Malibu
- 1oz Bacardi rum
- 2oz orange Juice
- 1oz pineapple juice
- 1 tbsp grenadine
- Orange sanding sugar
- 1 tbsp simple syrup
- Ice
Directions:
- Grab two small plates and pour orange sanding sugar on one, and simple syrup on the other.
- Take your glass and dip the rim in the simple syrup and then the orange sanding sugar.
- Fill your glass 3/4 of the way with ice.
- Pour grenadine in so it’s on the bottom of the glass.
- Using a shaker glass, add liquors and orange juice, and shake well to combine.
- Pour mixture into glass on top of grenadine.
- Now top off your glass with pineapple juice.
- Drink and Enjoy!

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