This Fish Bowl Cocktail is a fun party drink, perfect for sharing with friends! It’s a grown up spin on a classic punch for all of the Finding Dory fans!

Okay. Now I know Finding Dory is supposed to be a kids movie, but I loved (like L-O-V-E-D) Finding Nemo so I’m taking Dory back for the grown-ups with a fun fish-themed cocktail.

Fishbowl cocktails have been a staple at bars for years. They’re a gimmicky drink that’s fun to order and share with your friends. But really, what’s not to love about a big bowl of rum punch?!

Ready? Good!

There are a few different ways you can go about creating this cocktail. I like the little pellet ice (like the stuff they sell at Sonic) because it’s awesome and it creates a nice solid layer on top of the drink to hold the fish candies.

I made this drink in a 1-gallon fishbowl. If that’s a little more than you’re ready for (and let’s be honest, the straws were barely long enough), you could totally use a 1/2 gallon fish bowl instead. Then either split the cocktail into two drinks or half the recipe to fill one fishbowl.

The biggest thing I’ve seen floating around (ha!) is adding rainbow Nerds candy to the bottom of the bowl for “gravel”. That’s on you. As you make the cocktail the Nerds will begin to melt turning your beautiful blue into a murky blue with a hit of brown. That and the candies can get sucked up your straw. You’ve been warned.

Julie Kotzbach

Fish Bowl Cocktail

4.60 from 82 votes

This Fish Bowl Cocktail is a fun party drink, perfect for sharing with friends! It's a grown up spin on a classic punch for all of the Finding Dory fans!

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Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings: 8

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Calories:

Ingredients Instructions Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

2 cups silver rum
2 cups vodka
¾ cup blue curaçao
1 ½ cup sweet and sour
3 cups pineapple juice
3 cups lemon-lime soda
Ice
Swedish fish candies
Citrus fruit slices optional

Equipment:

One 1-gallon fish bowl
Lots of straws

Instructions

Fill your fish bowl 1/3 full with ice. If you can find it, get the little pellet ice cubes (like they sell at Sonic). Pour in the rum, vodka, and blue curaçao. Give everything a little stir.
Pour in the sweet and sour, pineapple juice, and lemon-lime soda.
Add more ice as needed to fill the bowl and create a good layer on top to hold the fish.
Place a handful of straws in the fish bowl and top with a few Swedish fish. (The fish will eventually fall to the bottom of the fish bowl, but that's okay.)

Notes

If you're worried about having to big of a drink to deal with... Option A) Make some more friends. Option B) Cut the recipe in half and make it in a 1/2 gallon fish bowl instead.

Nutrition

Monounsaturated Fat: 0 gPotassium: 0 mgVitamin A: 0 IUVitamin C: 0 mgCalcium: 0 mgIron: 0 mg

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For this month’s blockbuster bloggers we’re hyping on Finding Dory for some fishy fun for kids and adults alike! I can’t wait to take my boys to see this movie, and I’m pretty sure that once they’ve seen it Dory will become the next birthday party theme. So we’ve put together some super fun eats, drinks, and goodies to help you just keep swimming.