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Learn how to make a Tipsy Mermaid Drink with tropical flavors, stunning blue-green layers, and simple ingredients. Perfect for pool parties and gatherings.

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Ingredients For A Tipsy Mermaid
Substitutions and Additions
How to Make a Pitcher
Make Ahead and Storage
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This Tipsy Mermaid cocktail is one of the easiest tropical drinks to make at home. Everything gets poured right into the glass - pineapple juice, Midori, white rum, and a bright blue layer of Curaçao for that fun ocean-inspired look.

Tipsy Mermaid cocktail in tall glasses with layered blue and green tropical colors, ice, lime slices, and maraschino cherry garnish.

It’s sweet, fruity, refreshing, and perfect for summer parties, beach-themed gatherings, or poolside drinks. The layered effect looks impressive, but it only takes a couple of minutes to create.

Ingredients For A Tipsy Mermaid

Ingredient photo for Tipsy Mermaid cocktail with labeled bottles of white rum, Midori, blue curaçao, pineapple juice, maraschino cherries, and lime slices.

To Make One Tipsy Mermaid, You'll Need:

1 cup ice cubes (just enough to fill a tall glass)
1 ounce Midori
1 ounce white rum
2 ounces pineapple juice
1 ounce Blue Curaçao

Optional Garnishes

Lime slices
Maraschino cherries

Substitutions and Additions

Instead of Midori: Try another melon liqueur, or use coconut rum for a more tropical flavor. The drink will lose some of its bright green color, but it still tastes great.

Instead of white rum: Coconut rum makes the drink sweeter and gives it a stronger beachy flavor.

Instead of Blue Curaçao: Triple sec or orange liqueur can work in a pinch, though the drink won’t have the signature blue layered look.

Instead of pineapple juice: Mango juice or a tropical fruit blend works well and keeps the drink fruity and refreshing.

To make it less sweet: Add a splash of soda water or lemon-lime soda to lighten the flavor.

To make it frozen: Blend the Midori, rum, pineapple juice, and ice until smooth. Slowly pour the Blue Curaçao in after blending to keep the layered effect.

This drink gets made right in the glass, no shaker or blender required, which makes it a great choice for an afternoon sip by the pool, or if a friend drops by. It only takes a few minutes to put together.

Close-up of Tipsy Mermaid cocktail glasses with ice, lime slices, bright tropical blue and green layers, and maraschino cherry garnish.

Tips for the Best Tipsy Mermaid

Making layered drinks is very simple if you know a couple of tricks.

Slowly pour the Blue Curaçao over the back of a spoon to create clean layers. It will trickle down the side of the glass and settle in the bottom to make the ocean-blue layer.
Use plenty of ice so the colors don’t blend together too quickly. This is a drink where the ice builds the look of the drink - it doesn't just provide the chill.
If you can, chill the juice and alcohol ahead of time for the best presentation.
A tall clear glass shows off the layers best, but a short glass can work in a pinch.
Stir gently only before adding the Blue Curaçao. After you've added it, serve right away.

If you're a fan of easy, stir-together summer cocktails for sipping around the pool, you might also want to try our classic screwdriver recipe or a fizzy fruit tingle. If you need something pretty without the booze, a blue mocktail is the way to go.

Tall Tipsy Mermaid tropical cocktails with layered blue and green rum drink colors, ice, lime slices, and maraschino cherries on a bright serving setup.

How to Make a Pitcher

You can make a pitcher and stir in the Blue Curaçao. Your pitcher won't have that pretty layered look, but it will taste just the same.

For a small pitcher (about 4 drinks):

4 ounces Midori
4 ounces white rum
8 ounces pineapple juice
4 ounces Blue Curaçao

Stir together and refrigerate until ready to serve. Pour over ice, garnish, and serve.

If you want the layered look, stir together everything except the Blue Curaçao, and add pour individual servings into glasses. Add the Blue Curaçao to each glass separately.

Make Ahead and Storage

You can mix the Midori, white rum, and pineapple juice together. Store in the fridge. When you're ready to serve, pour the mix over ice, add the Blue Curaçao, and garnish.

If you've added ice, your drink will be watered down, and it won't taste very good, so it doesn't store well. I recommend you enjoy it while it's fresh and cold.

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Tipsy Mermaid

Learn how to make a Tipsy Mermaid Drink with tropical flavors, stunning blue-green layers, and simple ingredients. Perfect for pool parties and gatherings.

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Prep Time 3

Total Time 3

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 243 kcal

Ingredients

1 oz white rum
2 oz pineapple juice
1 oz Midori melon liqueur
1 oz Blue Curaçao
1 cup ice cubes (or enough to fill your serving glass)
Lime slices and maraschino cherries (optional for garnish)

DIRECTIONS

Fill a tall glass with ice cubes.
Measure and add in Midori, white rum, and pineapple juice. Stir until it's well combined.
Carefully pour the blue curaçao down the inside edge of the glass by pouring it over the back of an upside down spoon to create the layered effect.
Garnish with slices of limes and cherries, if desired.

Notes

Slowly pouring the Blue Curaçao over the back of a spoon helps create distinct layers.
Fill the glass completely with ice to help keep the colors separated longer.
Chilled ingredients work best for a cleaner layered effect.
Coconut rum can be used instead of white rum for a sweeter tropical flavor.
Triple sec can replace the Blue Curaçao, but the drink will lose its signature blue color.
For a frozen version, blend the Midori, rum, pineapple juice, and ice before topping with Blue Curaçao.

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