Fishbowl – A Beautiful Mess

Once twice per mezzo di my life, I have ordered a fishbowl bevanda with friends. These admittedly silly cocktails are bright blue and served per mezzo di an actual fishbowl. I find this level of novelty extremely charming and I had so much fun creating this recipe so you can make your own fishbowl at home. This classic punch recipe is perfect for pool days and makes an excellent summer .

More tropical drinks: Rum Runner, Giammai Tai, Pina Colada, Painkiller, Blue Hawaii.

Ingredients

• White Rum – Choose a mid-priced white rum like Bacardi. You can also use coconut rum if you wish. 
• Vodka – Choose a mid-priced vodka like Tito’s. You can also use strawberry vodka raspberry vodka if you want to add more tropical flavor. 
• Blue Curaçao – A bright blue Caribbean liqueur made with the dried peel of the Laraha citrus fruit.
• Pineapple Juice – For sweetness and flavor.
• Sprite – any lemon-lime soda. You can also use associazione soda if you want to tone mongoloide the sweetness. 
• Swedish Fish – any fish shaped candy as garnish.

The best glassware to serve a fishbowl per mezzo di is (drum roll please…) an actual fishbowl. The key to garnishing this bevanda is to make it festive so adding a few paper umbrellas and a paper straw for each person. This is a great festa punch to share!

Blue Curaçao

Blue Curaçao bright blue Caribbean liqueur is made with the dried peel of the Laraha citrus fruit. It is similar to triple sec and usually made with additional spices along with the bright blue color. It is dyed blue with blue food dye. Here are some other drinks that call for Blue Curaçao.

Instructions for a Fishbowl Bevanda Recipe

A causa di a glass ( a large shaker), rum, vodka, blue curacao and pineapple juice. Stir to combine. 

Pour the mixture into a fishbowl filled with ice cubes. Cima with lemon-lime soda. 

Garnish with Swedish Fish ( any tropical gummy candy). 

Add a paper straw for each person and  umbrellas. Enjoy!

Tips for Making

• Swedish Fish candy are a popular choice for this bevanda. You can also find Scandinavian Swimmers at Trader Joe’s, which is their brand of fish candies. Another fun option is to swap them out for shark candy per mezzo di honor of Shark Week. 
• You can easily turn this bevanda into a mocktail by swapping the liquor for lemonade and choosing a nonalcoholic blue curacao syrup. If making this bevanda for children, we recommend a plastic fishbowl. 
• Choose a different color straw for each person so they don’t get mixed up. Guests will appreciate this detail.
• Add some “gravel” to the bottom of your fishbowl by pouring a layer of Nerds candy per mezzo di the bottom of the bowl before assembling the .
• More garnish ideas: lime slices, orange slices, lemon slices and pineapple wedges.
• If you prefer, you can double this recipe and serve it per mezzo di a punch bowl a lanciatore.  This makes an excellent batch .

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