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Adrift Adrift Tiki Bar: Your 'Beach on Broadway,' offering an immersive escape with handcrafted cocktails, island-inspired bites, and tropical vibes.
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Experience paradise through themed events, happy hour, and unforgettable adventures in Denver's tiki oasis! Located in the Baker neighborhood on South Broadway, Adrift offers an exotic getaway experience with island inspired craft cocktails and Polynesian/Caribbean fare. We too hate things that are “too sweet” and we proudly craft our offerings from the freshest ingredients possible. Hours - Tue - Thur: 5pm to 11pm, Fri. & Sat: 5pm - 12pm
Happy Hour: Tues-Thurs, 4-7PM

10/07/2026

The palms are moving.

There is no wind.

Something is knocking from inside the walls.

And somewhere beneath the sound of the waves, a voice keeps whispering:

RED RUM.
RED RUM.
RED RUM.

Every Wednesday in October, Paradise gets a little darker.

The lights stay low.
Spooky movies flicker across the screen.
And the cocktails from our Nightmare in Paradise menu are discounted all night long.

Come in if you’d like.

We won’t ask what followed you.

🌴🔪 RED RUM WEDNESDAYS 🔪🌴
Every Wednesday in October
Discounted Nightmare cocktails.
Spooky movies playing all night.

Whatever you do...

don’t look behind you.

10/06/2026

NIGHTMARE IN PARADISE BEGINS. 🌴💀🍹

And every Tuesday + Wednesday in October, we’re giving you two reasons to escape to the island:

👹 FREAKY TIKI TUESDAYS
Happy Hour. ALL. NIGHT. LONG.
Come thirsty. Stay weird. Get freaky.

🩸 RED RUM WEDNESDAYS
RED RUM. RED RUM. RED RUM. 🔪
Every Wednesday, select Nightmare in Paradise cocktails are discounted ALL NIGHT LONG.

Same spooky sips. Same tropical terror. Just a little less frightening when the check arrives.

It all begins TOMORROW.

Tuesdays are Freaky.
Wednesdays are RED RUM.
October belongs to Adrift. 🌴💀

Reservations highly encouraged.

SouthBroadway

09/20/2026

What a magical weekend celebrating out anniversary with our ohana 💙

A few words today as we celebrate our Anniversary. We love you, Colorado! Aloha 🤙
09/18/2026

A few words today as we celebrate our Anniversary. We love you, Colorado! Aloha 🤙

09/02/2026

Some nights, escape looks like a Mai Tai.

Sometimes it’s a table full of food, a room full of people you love, and a few hours where the rest of the world can wait.

That’s what Adrift has always been about.

These are our regulars. Our first-timers. Our crew. Friends who became family. People laughing, eating, drinking, celebrating -- escaping together.

And in a world that could use a little more of that right now, tomorrow’s Reel Escape Wednesday feels especially fitting.

We’re showing Moana for out last Reel Escape adventure of the season.

Call it a kids’ movie if you want. Beneath the Disney of it all is a story inspired by the cultures and voyaging traditions of the Pacific Islands-- about our relationship with the ocean, our ancestors, our communities, and remembering who we are when we’ve lost our way.

Those ideas mean something to us.

Tiki owes an enormous debt to Polynesia and the broader Pacific. While Adrift is ultimately a fantasy and a place of escape, we believe that escape is better when there’s curiosity, respect, and appreciation for the cultures that inspired it.

So tomorrow night, come sail away with us.

Grab a tiki drink. Eat something delicious. Bring your people. Forget about reality for a couple hours.

Moana. Reel Escape Wednesday. Tomorrow night at Adrift.

The world will still be there when the credits roll.

For a little while, let’s go beyond the reef. 🌊

See rezzy link in our story bubble!

Happy National Mai Tai Day.Today, Vincent R M Polizzi took a sold-out Tiki Time deep into one of the most important cock...
08/31/2026

Happy National Mai Tai Day.

Today, Vincent R M Polizzi took a sold-out Tiki Time deep into one of the most important cocktails ever poured.

And today wasn’t just about rum, lime, orgeat and curaçao.

It was also about mint. Apparently. We have been warned.

But more than anything, Vince immersed us in something genuine today.

History. Escapism. Creativity. Hospitality. And respect for a cocktail that doesn’t need us to reinvent it to remain relevant.

We went back to the source. We respected the ingredients. The technique. The people and places that came before us. And the cocktail that helped pave the way for so much of what we love about tiki today.

Because sometimes honoring a classic isn’t about asking what you can add to it.

It’s knowing what not to f**k with.

Today, we got Adrift.

We packed the house, raised some Mai Tais, honored the OG, learned a hell of a lot, and escaped together for a little while.

A huge mahalo to Trader Vince for taking us on the journey -- and to Holmes Cay Rum for supporting Tiki Time and helping us celebrate Mai Tai Day alongside rum lovers across the country.

And most importantly, aloha to our Adrift ‘ohana who SOLD THIS THING OUT and continue to show up for this wonderfully weird little world we get to create together.

Happy Mai Tai Day.

And stay tuned…

We have a BIG announcement coming this week.

(And yes, Vince. There will be mint.)

MAI TAI WEEK 2026 SPOTLIGHT: THE FROZEN MAI TAIThe Mai Tai might be the ultimate resort drink. But for decades, it’s suf...
08/28/2026

MAI TAI WEEK 2026 SPOTLIGHT: THE FROZEN MAI TAI

The Mai Tai might be the ultimate resort drink. But for decades, it’s suffered from one critical disadvantage:

The Piña Colada is frozen.

Inspired by the frozen Mai Tai at the Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar Tommy Bahama and Derek from Derek take on it, we knew exactly what we wanted to do when a shiny new frozen drink machine landed behind the Adrift bar.

Take the bones of a proper Mai Tai, put our own spin on it, and freeze the whole damn thing.

The result? All the rum, lime, orange curaçao and orgeat goodness you expect from a Mai Tai, now in glorious frozen form.

No longer must you choose between the Mai Tai and the frozen drink.

This is the absolute pinnacle of resort drink technology.

Available during Mai Tai Week at Adrift.

MAI TAI WEEK 2026 SPOTLIGHT: THE LUXURY MAI TAIThis isn't simply an expensive Mai Tai. It's our tribute to the Mai Tai D...
08/26/2026

MAI TAI WEEK 2026 SPOTLIGHT: THE LUXURY MAI TAI

This isn't simply an expensive Mai Tai. It's our tribute to the Mai Tai Denver was drinking more than 70 years ago.

In 1954, Trader Vic's Outrigger Bar brought the Mai Tai to Denver, made with Jamaican rum aged at least 15 years in the tropical heat—and distilled entirely in pot stills.

So, what's a pot still?

It's one of the oldest methods of making rum: distilled one batch at a time rather than continuously through a modern column still. Pot-still rums tend to be richer, heavier and packed with the deep, funky character Jamaican rum is famous for.

To authentically honor that 1954 Mai Tai, we went looking for something extraordinary: rum from the same Jamaican distillery, 100% pot still, aged at least 15 years.

We found it.

Appleton Hearts Collection 2002 — 20 Year Old Pot Still Jamaican Rum.

An exceptionally rare release and the foundation of our Luxury Mai Tai.

From there, every ingredient had to earn its place.

The lime is hand-pressed to order, eliminating the oxidation that begins as soon as citrus is juiced. The crystal-clear orgeat was created by renowned orgeat expert Adam Kolesar to emulate the style used in the 1950s. The orange liqueur is a blend of two remarkable expressions from France and Martinique—the latter hasn't been produced in years.

Even the ice is intentional: exactly four 1-inch cubes, creating the dilution and aeration needed to let a rum of this caliber shine.

It's finished as Trader Vic depicted it: mint, a spent lime shell and his classic pineapple-and-cherry “fruit stick.”

And one final touch: a golden cocktail pick that's yours to keep.

A small souvenir from a Mai Tai designed to disappear slowly.

The Luxury Mai Tai.

A little Denver history, one very rare bottle of rum, and our deepest dive into the cocktail we love most.

Address

218 S Broadway
Denver, CO
80209

Opening Hours

Tuesday 5pm - 11pm
Wednesday 5pm - 11pm
Thursday 5pm - 11pm
Friday 5pm - 12am
Saturday 5pm - 12am
Sunday 5pm - 10pm

Telephone

+17204639643

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