This Fish Bowl Drink is perfect for any party, especially during warm weather. With its fun presentation and delicious, fruity taste, it’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Enjoy this easy-to-make, refreshing drink that's both visually stunning and wonderfully tasty!
large glass beads or marbles for the bottom of the gobletwashed and sterilized
Instructions
Fill the goblet with 2 to 3 cups ice cubes and large glass beads or marbles for the bottom of the goblet you are using (see notes). Place two or three sweedish fish candies to rest on top of the beads along the sides of the glass.
large glass beads or marbles for the bottom of the goblet
In a shaker, combine 1 ounce blue curacao, 2 ounces Malibu coconut rum, 2 ounces vodka, and 1 tbsp fresh lime juice and stir or shake to combine.
1 ounce blue curacao, 2 ounces Malibu coconut rum, 2 ounces vodka, 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
Pour the liquor mixture over the ice. Top with 12 ounces 7-up or lemon-lime soda to fill the goblet.
2 to 3 cups ice cubes, 12 ounces 7-up or lemon-lime soda
Garnish with lemon and lime slices.
sweedish fish candies, 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.