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Shark Bite Drink Recipe

Get some blood in the water with this delicious and fun Shark Bite drink! This cocktail and mocktail recipe gets its name from the ocean blue drink with drops of grenadine for a blood effect, perfect for Shark Week and summer pool parties. Big batch measurements included!

Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 1 drink
Calories: 218 kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 ounce blue curacao the liqueur for the cocktail or non-alcoholic syrup for mocktail
  • 3 ounces pineapple juice
  • 1 ounce lime juice fresh preferred
  • 2 ounces coconut rum for cocktails only
  • crushed ice for serving
  • gummy sharks for garnish
  • ½ tsp grenadine for serving
  • 4 ounces lemon lime soda or club soda or ginger beer

Instructions

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  1. In a mixing glass or pitcher, combine the blue curacao, lime juice, pineapple juice, and ice. If making the cocktail version, add the coconut rum. Mix well.
  2. Take your glass and create an "ocean of sharks" by adding a layer of crushed ice, placing a couple of gummy sharks on top, and then repeating the layers with more crushed ice and gummy sharks until the glass is filled, finishing with a garnish of gummy sharks on top.
  3. Strain the mixed drink into the prepared glass, filling it to the top with soda. For a vibrant look, add a splash of blue curacao on top.
  4. Present your shark bite drink with a small vial or dropper of grenadine for a "shark attack" effect. The grenadine will sink and pool at the bottom over time.

Notes

  • If you're making the big batch ahead of time, you can make it two days in a pitcher with a lid. Keep it in the fridge until you need to serve. Just keep the grenadine out, it's for serving.
  • When you've got a party to share with, this makes a standard 60 ounce pitcher or punch bowl.
  • ***For the Cocktail***
  • 20 oz Coconut Rum
  • 10 oz Blue Curacao
  • 30 oz Pineapple Juice
  • 3 oz Lime Juice
  • 2 oz Grenadine
  • Sprite (to top off, 10-15 oz depending on your taste)
  • ***For the Mocktail***
  • 10 oz Non-Alcoholic Blue Curacao
  • 30 oz Pineapple Juice
  • 3 oz Lime Juice
  • 2 oz Grenadine
  • 15 oz Sprite (or to taste, adjust based on your preference for sweetness)
  • Make lemonade ice cubes and add some of the gummy sharks to them. That way you don't dilute your drink and your sharks are right in there!
  • Add in coconut syrup to your mocktail to mimic the flavor of the coconut rum.
  • Don't have pineapple juice? Try sweet and sour mix, lemonade, or passionfruit juice (I really like the passionfruit juice sub, y'all).
  • Don't have grenadine? Use maraschino cherry juice or even strawberry syrup (I have used the one you stir into milk that you buy at the store with the chocolate syrup, you know?). 

Nutrition Information

Serving 1drink Calories 218kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 39g (13%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 0.1g (0%) Saturated Fat 0.01g (0%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g Monounsaturated Fat 0.01g Sodium 14mg (1%) Potassium 146mg (4%) Fiber 0.3g (1%) Sugar 32g (64%) Vitamin A 18IU (0%) Vitamin C 17mg (19%) Calcium 17mg (2%) Iron 0.3mg (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1drink

Amount Per Serving

Calories 218

% Daily Value*

Serving 1drink
Calories 218kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 39g 13%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 0.1g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.01g 0%
Sodium 14mg 1%
Potassium 146mg 3%
Fiber 0.3g 1%
Sugar 32g 64%
Vitamin A 18IU 0%
Vitamin C 17mg 19%
Calcium 17mg 2%
Iron 0.3mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.