Rum · Tiki & Tropicals · Creamy
Cloud Nine Recipe
Soft, tropical, and almost iridescent — the drink that looks like its name.
- Prep Time
- 1.5 min
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Over crushed ice
- Strength
- Light
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Last updated September 14, 2026
About the Cloud Nine
An original Sipped Right build, drawing on the broader tiki tradition of pairing rum with tropical fruit and coconut, popularized in the US from the 1930s onward — not a historic named recipe itself.
Ingredients
- Coconut rum1 ½ oz
- Lychee juice1 ½ oz
- Coconut water2 oz
- Creamto float
Method
- Fill a glass with crushed ice.
- Measure and pour the coconut rum, lychee juice and coconut water into the glass.
- Stir for 5 seconds.
- Float the cream over the back of a spoon.
- Garnish with a mint sprig.
Glass & Garnish
Over crushed ice, rocks or tiki glass.
Notes
Full-fat coconut cream instead of dairy for a fully coconut-forward version. No lychee juice? Canned lychee syrup works. Pairs well with tropical-fruit desserts.
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