January 10, 2024
Review RecipeFish Bowl Drink
If you like tropical drinks, you will love our fruity and fun fish bowl drink with its coconut-infused flavors and bright blue color.
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This trendy fish bowl drink is a super fun cocktail that’s refreshing and fruity. Combining blue curacao, coconut rum, vodka, and fizzy lemon-lime soda gives this drink a delicious flavor and vibrant blue hue that’s the perfect home for the candy fish swimming around.
Fish Bowl Drink Ingredients
You’re in for a sippin’ surprise that will take your taste buds on a wild ride. The fish bowl drink is not only visually stunning, but it’s also scrumptious.
A mix of fruity flavors and a medley of liquors make this drink a real winner.
You’ll need:
- 2 to 3 cups of ice cubes (or enough to fill the glass)
- 1 ounce of blue curacao liqueur
- 2 ounces of Malibu coconut rum
- 2 ounces of vodka
- Juice of ½ fresh lime (about 1 tablespoon)
- 12-ounce can of 7-Up or lemon-lime soda
- Swedish fish jelly candies for garnish
- Lemon and lime slices for garnish (optional)
- Large glass beads or marbles for the bottom of the goblet, washed and sterilized (optional)
PRO TIP:
The Swedish fish candy will sink to the bottom of the bowl. If you’d like them to appear to be swimming around the bowl, you have a couple of options. We used glass beads/vase filler. These work well to create a little lift on the bottom of the glass for the fish to rest on. You could also use clear rock candy, or some people pour a box of Nerds candy into the bottom of the fishbowl, though this may bleed the color and dissolve pretty quickly.
If you use non-edible filler, thoroughly sterilize and wash/rinse before adding it to the drink. Also, be sure you are using larger marbles/beads, so they do not get sucked up in the straw or create a choking hazard.
Substitutions And Additions
PINEAPPLE JUICE: Pineapple juice makes a great addition to this alcoholic beverage as well.
About 2 ounces of pineapple juice would be the right amount.
However, pineapple juice will tint your fish bowl drink slightly greener, and it also makes the water a bit murky (not crystal clear).
How To Make This Fish Bowl Drink Recipe
Using your cocktail shaker, you will mix up this tasty cocktail before adding it to a fancy glass.
OUR RECIPE DEVELOPER SAYS
Our “fish bowl” glasses were large drink goblets with a 1.3-liter capacity. After filling it with ice and some glass beads along the bottom, this drink filled the glass perfectly.
To use a smaller glass, I recommend halving the blue curacao, coconut rum, vodka, and lime juice. Mix those together and pour into your serving glass, then top with soda to fill the glass. This will make a pretty standard drink as far as alcohol content goes. Our extra large drink would be considered “two drinks” worth with regard to alcohol content.
STEP ONE: Fill the goblet with ice and any beads/marbles you are using (see Pro Tip).
Place two or three Swedish fish candies to rest on top of the beads along the sides of the glass.
STEP TWO: In a cocktail shaker, combine blue curacao, coconut rum, vodka, and lime juice and stir or shake to combine.
STEP THREE: Pour the liquor mixture over the ice. Top with 7Up or lemon-lime soda to fill the goblet.
STEP FOUR: Garnish with lemon slices and lime slices.
STEP FIVE: Serve with fun drink umbrellas and straws.
PRO TIP:
This recipe makes one fish bowl alcoholic drink. It can easily be doubled or tripled to share with friends.
How To Serve
This popular fish bowl cocktail makes a fantastic signature drink to serve at a beach-themed party.
Add a few appetizers, including our bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers and cucumber bites to munch on.
Add a few more colorful drinks to your bartending menu to delight your guests, including our orange creamsicle cocktail and gummy bear drink.
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Storage
IN THE FRIDGE/FREEZER: These tropical cocktails need to be enjoyed immediately. We don’t recommend trying to keep them for any length of time.
Kick the party up a notch with this colorful fish bowl drink, complete with gummy fish floating around the glass. You will love the delicious combination of tropical flavors and bright colors of this fun party drink, and we are sure it will be a huge hit with anyone you serve it to.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is the best glass to use?
We chose large 1.3-liter goblets for our fish bowl glasses, but you could get creative and serve the drinks in individual fish bowls or other large-capacity glasses.
Can I make this blue fish bowl drink ahead of time?
This cocktail needs to be made and enjoyed immediately; otherwise, the ice will melt and water down the drink.
Does it matter what brand of liquor I use for this cocktail?
Any brand you would enjoy sipping on its own would be the perfect choice for this fishbowl punch recipe.
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Fish Bowl Drink
If you like tropical drinks, you will love our fruity and fun fish bowl drink with its coconut-infused flavors and bright blue color.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1
Ingredients
- 2 to 3 cups ice cubes, or enough to fill the glass
- 1 ounce blue curacao
- 2 ounces Malibu coconut rum
- 2 ounces vodka
- ½ fresh lime juice, about 1 tablespoon
- 12 ounces 7-Up or lemon-lime soda
- Swedish fish jelly candies, for garnish
- Lemon and lime slices, for optional garnish
- large glass beads or marbles for the bottom of the goblet, washed and sterilized (optional)
Instructions
- Fill the goblet with ice and any beads/marbles you are using (see notes). Place two or three Swedish fish candies to rest on top of the beads along the sides of the glass.
- In a shaker, combine blue curacao, coconut rum, vodka, and lime juice and stir or shake to combine.
- Pour the liquor mixture over the ice. Top with 7-Up or lemon-lime soda to fill the goblet.
- Garnish with lemon and lime slices.
- Serve with fun drink umbrellas and straws.
Notes
- The Swedish fish candy will sink to the bottom of the bowl. If you’d like them to appear to be swimming around the bowl, you have a couple of options. We used glass beads/vase filler. These work well to create a little lift on the bottom of the glass for the fish to rest on. You could also use clear rock candy, or some people pour a box of Nerds candy into the bottom of the fishbowl, though this may bleed the color and dissolve pretty quickly. If you use non-edible filler, thoroughly sterilize and wash/rinse before adding it to the drink. Also, be sure you are using larger marbles/beads, so they do not get sucked up in the straw or create a choking hazard.
- Our “fish bowl” glasses were large drink goblets with a 1.3-liter capacity. After filling it with ice and some glass beads along the bottom, this drink filled the glass perfectly. To use a smaller glass, I recommend halving the blue curacao, coconut rum, vodka, and lime juice. Mix those together and pour into your serving glass, then top with soda to fill the glass. This will make a pretty standard drink as far as alcohol content goes. Our extra large drink would be considered “two drinks” worth with regard to alcohol content.
- This recipe makes one fish bowl alcoholic drink. It can easily be doubled or tripled to share with friends.
Nutrition
Calories: 473kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 0.3g | Sodium: 59mg | Potassium: 5mg | Sugar: 40g | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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