National Aquarium

National Aquarium

Rum, vodka, gin and blue curacao shaken with sour mix and a splash of lemon-lime soda. An aquarium-blue crowd-pleaser served on the rocks.

13.5% ABVMediumCocktails

Easy

Difficulty

3 min

Time

200 Cal

Calories

Flavor profile

Vodka

Strength
Sweet
Sour
Bitter

Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.

Ingredients

  • White Rum½ oz
  • Lemon-Lime Soda1 splash
  • Vodka½ oz
  • Blue Curaçao½ oz
  • Sweet and Sour Mix2 oz
  • Gin½ oz

Ingredient substitutions

No exact bottle on the shelf? These swaps keep National Aquarium close to the original.

  • Instead of White Rum

    • Cachaçamakes it punchier
    • Gold Rumricher, slightly oaky
  • Instead of Lemon-Lime Soda

    • Lemonadestill, sweeter
    • Soda Watercuts the sweetness
  • Instead of Vodka

    • Ginadds botanical notes
    • White Ruma touch sweeter
  • Instead of Blue Curaçao

    • Triple Secsame orange flavor, loses the blue
  • Instead of Sweet and Sour Mix

    • Lemon Juicefresher — add a touch of sugar
  • Instead of Gin

    • Old Tom Ginslightly softer and sweeter
    • Vodkacleaner, less botanical

Instructions

  1. Pour all ingredients into a shaker of ice.

  2. Shake well.

  3. Serve on the rocks.

Pairs well with

A blue, boozy fishbowl blend calls for crowd-pleasing fried snacks:

  • Fish stick bites with tartar
  • Popcorn shrimp
  • Hush puppies
  • Salt and vinegar fries

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