Fishbowl Cocktail – A Stunning Mess

A couple of times in my life, I’ve ordered a fishbowl drink with buddies. These admittedly foolish cocktails are vivid blue and served in an precise fishbowl. I discover this degree of novelty extraordinarily charming and I had a lot enjoyable creating this recipe so you can also make your personal fishbowl cocktail at house. This traditional punch recipe is ideal for pool days and makes a wonderful summer time cocktail.

Extra tropical drinks: Rum Runner, Mai Tai, Pina Colada, Painkiller, Blue Hawaii.

Elements

• White Rum – Select a mid-priced white rum like Bacardi. You too can use coconut rum if you want. 
• Vodka – Select a mid-priced vodka like Tito’s. You too can use strawberry vodka or raspberry vodka if you wish to add extra tropical taste. 
• Blue Curaçao – A vivid blue Caribbean liqueur made with the dried peel of the Laraha citrus fruit.
• Pineapple Juice – For sweetness and taste.
• Sprite – Or any lemon-lime soda. You too can use membership soda if you wish to tone down the sweetness. 
• Swedish Fish – Or any fish formed sweet as garnish.

The most effective glassware to serve a fishbowl cocktail in is (drum roll please…) an precise fishbowl. The important thing to garnishing this drink is to make it look festive so including a couple of paper umbrellas and a paper straw for every particular person. It is a nice get together punch to share!

Blue Curaçao

Blue Curaçao vivid blue Caribbean liqueur is made with the dried peel of the Laraha citrus fruit. It’s much like triple sec and often made with extra spices together with the brilliant blue colour. It’s dyed blue with blue meals dye. Listed below are another drinks that decision for Blue Curaçao.

Directions for a Fishbowl Drink Recipe

In a mixing glass (or a big cocktail shaker), combine rum, vodka, blue curacao and pineapple juice. Stir to mix. 

Pour the combination right into a fishbowl crammed with ice cubes. Prime with lemon-lime soda. 

Garnish with Swedish Fish (or any tropical gummy sweet). 

Add a paper straw for every particular person and cocktail umbrellas. Get pleasure from!

Suggestions for Making

• Swedish Fish sweet are a well-liked selection for this drink. You too can discover Scandinavian Swimmers at Dealer Joe’s, which is their model of fish candies. One other enjoyable possibility is to swap them out for shark sweet in honor of Shark Week. 
• You may simply flip this drink right into a mocktail by swapping the liquor for lemonade and selecting a nonalcoholic blue curacao syrup. If making this drink for youngsters, we advocate a plastic fishbowl. 
• Select a special colour straw for every particular person so that they don’t get blended up. Visitors will recognize this element.
• Add some “gravel” to the underside of your fishbowl by pouring a layer of Nerds sweet within the backside of the bowl earlier than assembling the cocktail.
• Extra garnish concepts: lime slices, orange slices, lemon slices and pineapple wedges.
• For those who favor, you’ll be able to double this recipe and serve it in a punch bowl or a pitcher.  This makes a wonderful batch cocktail.

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