Flavor Aid comes in cherry, raspberry, grape, berry punch, tropical punch, orange, lemonade, lemon-lime, strawberry and kiwi-watermelon.

And don't miss the new M&S gingerbread Rum (£13.99 for 50cl), a golden-glinting spirit you can splash into tropical punches for a spicy kick, or sip over chunks of ice, or turn into a long drink with coke, lemonade or even - for real ginger nuts - peppery ginger beer.

In 2002 the brand launched two additional flavors, peach mango and tropical punch; the same year, the company grew to 30 employees and moved out of Collins' basement.

Drinks similarly veer toward the tropical - mojitos, caipirinhas, rum punch.

One of his specialties was a tropical punch made with an unknown number of rums.

Pink (tropical punch) - Poncho Punch (replaced Rip Van Lemon)

And the provenance of Tavern's tropical punch is Manhattan's popular Tavern on the Green, where it is one of many special summer drinks served.

Today, makers of tropical punch and exotic perfumes play up the lusty connotations of passiflora.

If you're looking for a change from the usual international cuisines on offer, try these fiery Caribbean dishes (best mellowed with their delicious tropical punch).

Starting at 8:30 P.M. there will be Cajun hors d'oeuvres, tropical punches and dancing to a New Orleans beat.