A sweet syrup made from almonds, sugar, and orange flower water with a rich, nutty, and floral flavor. It is an essential ingredient in the Mai Tai and many other tiki cocktails.

A military-named gin sour enriched with orgeat, the almond syrup rounding lemon's sharp edges into a nutty, silky take on the classic template.

Army and Navy

A tiki cocktail with split rum, grapefruit, and orgeat -- grapefruit's bitter-sweet character pairs brilliantly with falernum's spice.

Aviator Tiki

A Savoy-era sour splitting Scotch and Irish whiskey over lemon and almond orgeat, giving a malty, nutty spin on the whiskey sour template with surprising elegance.

Cameron's Kick

A notoriously strong Trader Vic's tiki build layering rum, brandy, and gin over orange, lemon, and orgeat, finished with a sherry float that adds nutty depth to the haze.

Fog Cutter

Trader Vic's 1945 three-spirit tiki punch -- rum, brandy, and gin with orgeat, citrus, and a sherry float. The Fog Cutter cuts through any haze.

Fog Cutter Original

A Polynesian kiss — meaning 'to rub noses' in Hawaiian — this bright tiki sipper melds light rum with orange liqueur, lime, a hint of almond-rich orgeat, and pineapple into an easygoing tropical drink.

Honi Honi

Jerry Thomas's 1862 creation stirs cognac with orgeat and Angostura — one of the oldest recorded mixed drinks — landing short, silky, almond-kissed, and softly boozy.

Japanese Cocktail

Despite its name, the Japanese Cocktail has no Japanese ingredients — it is an 1862 Jerry Thomas creation from How to Mix Drinks, using cognac, orgeat, and Angostura bitters. Thomas created it to celebrate the first Japanese diplomatic mission to the United States.

Japanese Cocktail (Jerry Thomas)

A Hawaii-born tiki cooler with split rum base, pineapple, lime, orange juice, and orgeat -- breezy and fruity with tropical depth.

Kahala Cooler

Trader Vic's 1944 tiki cornerstone of aged rum, orange liqueur, orgeat, and lime, floated with dark rum — a complex, nutty, citrus-bright benchmark of the Polynesian pop era.

Mai Tai

A tropical bourbon cocktail from the Kahiki supper club era — bourbon's caramel backbone stands against the combined floral tartness of passion fruit, lemon, almond orgeat, and a grenadine blush for an unexpected island-meets-Kentucky hybrid.

Port Light

A 1930s Hawaiian classic from the Royal Hawaiian Hotel -- gin with fresh pineapple, lemon, and almond orgeat in a silky tropical sour.

Royal Hawaiian

J. 'Popo' Galsini's 1967 tiki winner layers gin over passion fruit, orgeat, falernum, and lemon, spinning the botanical spirit into a tart, tropical orbit.

Saturn

A Trader Vic tiki classic blending rum and brandy with orange, lemon, and almond orgeat, delivering a nutty, citrusy punch often served communally over crushed ice.

Scorpion

A bright, accessible tiki sipper built on light rum with almond-rich orgeat, pineapple, lime, and a hint of spiced falernum — easy, sunshiny, and perfectly calibrated for anyone stepping into the tropical cocktail world.

Sunray

A frothy tropical sour marrying aged rum, Cointreau, lime, and orgeat with a silky egg white foam and a dash of Angostura.

Tiki Sour

A startling modern build that uses an ounce and a half of Angostura bitters as the base, balanced by nutty orgeat, rye, and lemon into something rich, spiced, and genuinely strange.

Orgeat Syrup