Tortuga (cocktail)

{{Short description|Non-alcoholic cocktail beverage}}

A Tortuga cocktail is a non-alcoholic beverage named for the Haitian island Tortuga of northern Hispaniola that was used by pirates as a launching ground for piracy activities.{{cite web|url=http://havana-club.com/en/bar-news/tortuga-cocktail-0 |title=The Tortuga Cocktail: A Cuban-inspired drink named after a pirate island and served as a Polynesian cocktail in tropical bars the world over |editor=Monti, François |date=6 May 2013 |publisher=Bacardi |accessdate=22 August 2015}} It is made with iced tea and brown sugar, garnished with cinnamon and a lime wedge.[http://www.cocktaildb.com/recipe_detail?id=2329 CocktailDB: Tortuga] It is similar to the popular American drink sweet tea.{{Cite news|url=https://www.4qua.de/alkoholfreie-cocktails-mit-wenig-zutaten/|title=Simple non-alcoholic cocktails with little ingredients|date=2018-06-17|access-date=2018-06-29}}

An unrelated drink of the same name was served by Trader Vic's in the 1930s. It was a variation on the daiquiri, made using overproof Guyanese and Cuban rums and small amounts of curacao, creme de cacao, and sweet vermouth for additional flavor.{{Cn|date=November 2023}}