Viewers can tune into Shark Week on the Discovery Channel from July 7-13 with a week's worth of content on the ocean predators. Your bar can take a bite out of the profits offered by this annual summer programming by airing the content on your TVs alongside the usual sports lineup.
To really dive into Shark Week, consider going big and creating a special menu of shark-themed fishbowl cocktail recipes that will please a crowd. We've rounded up fishbowl recipes for you below, so grab the grenadine, blue curaçao, and shark gummies and get mixing—You're gonna need a bigger bar!
*Updated with new cocktail recipes for 2024!
Pirate's Island Punch
Ingredients:
5 oz. Spiced Rum
2 oz. Monin® Chipotle Pineapple Syrup
5 oz. Fresh Pressed Orange Juice
10 oz. Coconut Water
Garnish: Eyepatch, Tiki umbrella, gummy eyeball, plastic plants, mini treasure chest, chocolate gold coins
Directions:
- Fill serving glass full of ice.
- Pour ingredients into serving glass in order listed.
- Stir gently to mix.
- Add garnish and serve.
Three Sheets to the Wind
Ingredients:
5 oz Vodka
2 ½ oz Monin® Blue Raspberry Syrup
5 oz White Grapefruit Juice
10 oz Lemonade
Garnish: Swedish Fish, gummy octopus, jelly beans, plastic plant, mini human
Directions:
- Fill serving glass full of ice.
- Pour ingredients into serving glass in order listed.
- Stir gently to mix.
- Add garnish and serve.
Mermaids in the Marsh
Ingredients:
3 oz Monin® Kiwi Syrup
2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
1 oz Apple Cider Vinegar
15 oz Club Soda
Garnish: Mini rubber duck, mini plastic mermaids, gummy frog, plastic plant
Directions:
- Fill serving glass full of ice.
- Pour ingredients into serving glass in order listed.
- Stir gently to mix.
- Add garnish and serve.
Shirley Shark Attack
Ingredients:
3 oz Monin® Tart Cherry Syrup
2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
18 oz Club Soda
Garnish: Gummy eyeball, gummy sharks, mini human
Directions:
- Fill serving glass full of ice.
- Pour ingredients into serving glass in order listed.
- Stir gently to mix.
- Add garnish and serve.
Blood in the Water
Ingredients:
5 oz. silver rum
1 oz. Monin Blue Curacao Syrup
1 oz. Monin Grenadine Syrup
3 oz. fresh lime juice
8 oz. pineapple juice
Directions:
Fill serving glass full of ice. Pour ingredients into serving glass in order listed. Add garnish and serve.
Spicy Agave Fishbowl Chamoyrita
Ingredients:
5 oz. silver tequila
12 oz. beer
1 1/2 oz. Monin Spicy Agave Sweetener
2 oz. fresh lime juice
2 oz. Chamoy
Directions:
Fill serving glass full of ice. Pour ingredients into serving glass in order listed. Add garnish and serve.
Gone Fishing
Ingredients:
1 oz. Monin Tart Cherry Syrup
1 oz. Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
6 oz. orange juice
12 oz. fresh sour mix
Garnish: lemon wheel, Pineapple Leaves
Directions:
Fill serving glass full of ice. Pour ingredients into serving glass in order listed. Add garnish and serve.
Mermaid Juice
Ingredients:
1 oz. Monin Granny Smith Apple Syrup
1 oz. Monin Blue Cotton Candy Syrup
1 oz. Monin Desert Pear® Syrup
5 oz. pineapple juice
12 oz. club soda
Directions:
Fill serving glass full of ice. Pour ingredients into serving glass in order listed. Add garnish and serve.
Deep Blue Sea
Ingredients:
1 oz Monin® Blue Curacao Syrup
1 oz Monin® Coconut Syrup
8 oz Pineapple Juice
8 oz Fresh Sour Mix
Directions:
Fill serving glass full of ice. Pour ingredients into serving glass in order listed. Add garnish and serve.
All recipes and photos courtesy of Monin.
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