Strawberry margaritas, daiquiris, mojitos, and pina coladas are some of the best beach drinks to order at all-inclusive resorts. These tasty cocktails are chilled and refreshing drinks we’ve all heard of and love. But those aren’t the only great beach drinks you can order.
If you’re headed to an all-inclusive beach resort, or even if you’re already there and looking for inspiration for what to order, we want to share with you our list of the best and most unique beach cocktails to order while you’re there.
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Making a list (or printing ours!) is necessary if you want to try a bunch of different drinks, because most all-inclusive resort bars don’t provide drink menus. Not helpful! But that’s why we’ve got you covered.
Believe me, every time you see someone walking around with a drink that looks good, you’ll be wanting to know what it is. With this list, you can skip the part where you have to ask what it is and then try tofigure out what’s in it!
If you want to be prepared before heading out to your next beach vacation, check out our comprehensive list of drinks you should order at all-inclusive beach resorts and you’ll be all set to go.
And hey, even if you’re NOT headed to a beach resort, but still want to enjoy some fruity summer drinks, I’ve included recipes for each drink, so you can make them at home instead!
Be aware that bartenders often change up a recipe based on what they have available, and not all drinks are made the same way, so you might get something slightly different. A beach drink with vodka might also be made with rum, for instance.
You might also find that the bartender at your resort looks at you funny when you order some of these. They aren’t all ubiquitous. We found that each bartender at our most recent resort knew different drinks, so it helps to ask a couple of different bartenders until you find someone who knows.
Or better yet, take the recipes with you and just tell them how to make it! Cheers!
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Best Beach Drinks to Order
Classic Margarita
Recipe
- 1-1/2 oz silver tequila
- 1 oz Cointreau
- 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
- splash simple syrup
- Rim salt
Instructions
Mix the tequila, Cointreau, lime juice and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Shake for 20 seconds. Pour in a margarita glass rimmed with salt.
Pina Colada
Recipe
- 1-1 1/2 cup ice
- 2 oz pineapple juice
- 2 oz coconut cream
- 1 1/2 oz white rum
- 1 ounce dark rum
Instructions
Blend the ice, pineapple juice, coconut cream, and rums in a blender until the ice is fully blended. Pour into a glass and garnish with fresh pineapple.
Bay Breeze
Recipe
- 1 1/2 oz Vodka
- 3 oz Cranberry Juice
- 1 1/2 oz Pineapple juice
- Ice
Instructions
Fill a glass with ice. Pour in the vodka, cranberry juice and pineapple juice. Stir. garnish with a lime wedge.
Caribbean Rum Punch
Recipe
- 1/2 oz lime juice
- 4 oz orange juice
- 4 oz pineapple juice
- 1 1/2 oz dark rum
- 1 1/2 oz light rum
- Splash of grenadine
- Crushed ice
Instructions
Combine the juices and rums in a cocktail glass and stir. Pour over crushed ice and add a splash of grenadine.
Bahama Mama
Recipe
- 1 oz white rum
- 1 oz dark rum
- 1/2 oz Kahlúa
- 1 oz fresh lemon juice
- 3 oz pineapple juice
- Pineapple wedge for garnish
- Splash of Grenadine
- Ice
Instructions
Mix together the rums, kahlua, lemon and pineapple juices. Pour over ice. Garnish with a splash of grenadine and pineapple wedge.
Mai Tai
Recipe
- 1 1/2 oz white rum
- 1 oz dark rum
- 3/4 oz Orange curaçao
- 3/4ozlime juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/2 oz Simple syrup
- Fruit for garnish
Instructions
Mix the rums, orange curaçao, lime juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail glass. Pour over ice. Garnish with fruit.
Classic Mojito
Recipe
- 1/2 Lime cut into wedges
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 8 fresh mint leaves
- 2 oz white rum
- 2 oz soda water
- Ice
Instructions
Put the lime wedges, mint leaves and sugar into a tall glass and muddle them together, releasing the juice from the lime. Fill the glass with ice. Add the rum and stir it all together. Then top it up with soda water. (Also try a pineapple or mango mojito.)
Orange Crush
Recipe
- 2 oz orange-flavored vodka
- 1 oz triple sec
- 3 oz orange juice
Instructions
Mix the vodka, triple sec and orange juice in a glass with ice. Garnish with an orange slice.
Blue Hawaiian
Recipe
- 1 1/2 oz white rum
- 1 oz Blue Curacao
- 2 oz Pineapple juice
- 3/4 oz creme de coconut
- 1/2ouncelemon juice
Instructions
Mix the rum, blue curacao, pineapple juice, creme de coconut and lemon juice together in a glass. Serve over ice with a cherry garnish.
Hurricane
Recipe
- 2 oz dark rum
- 2 oz white rum
- 2 oz Lime Juice
- 3 oz Passion Fruit Juice
- 2 oz Pineapple Juice
- 1 oz Orange Juice
- 1 Tbsp Grenadine
Instructions
Mix together all of the ingredients in a cocktail glass. Pour over crushed ice. Garnish with a lemon wedge.
This is also a popular drink in New Orleans. Read about drinks you must order in the Big Easy.
Dirty Monkey
Recipe
- 2 oz Kahlua
- 2 oz dark rum
- 2 oz rum cream liqueur
- 3 oz milk
- 1 oz simple syrup
- 3/4 banana
- Ice (for blending)
- Chocolate syrup
Instructions
Blend all ingredients together in a blender until smooth. Drizzle chocolate syrup in the glass, then pour in the blended drink.
Mexican Bulldog (aka Iceberg)
Recipe
- Corona or other light Mexican beer
- 3 oz blended margarita
Instructions
Pour 3/4 of a glass of beer. Top with a blended margarita.
Electric Lemonade
Recipe
- 1 oz vodka
- 3/4 oz blue curacao
- 2 oz sour mix
- Ice (for blending)
- Lemon wedge for garnish
Instructions
Combine the vodka, blue curacao, and lemonade in a cocktail glass. Pour over ice. This drink can also be served blended with ice. Garnish with lemon wedge.
Mudslide
Recipe
- 1 oz vodka
- 1 oz Kahlua
- 1 oz Bailey’s Irish cream
- 1 oz cream
- Ice for blending
- Garnish: chocolate syrup
Instructions
Blend together all ingredients in a blender. Drizzle chocolate syrup in the glass, then pour in the blended drink.
Lava Flow
Recipe
- 1 oz Light Rum
- 1 oz Malibu Coconut Rum
- 2 oz Strawberries
- 2 oz Pineapple Juice
- 2 oz Coconut Cream
- 1 banana
- Ice
Instructions
Blend the light rum, coconut rum, strawberries, and ice in a blender. Pour into a glass. Rinse the blender. Blend the pineapple juice, coconut cream, banana and ice in the blender. Pour the two blended drinks in layers in a glass.
Miami Vice
Recipe
- 1 part pina colada mix
- 1 part strawberry daiquiri mix
Instructions
Blend a pina colada. Blend a strawberry daiquiri. Pour them on top of each other in the glass.
Strawberry Daiquiri
Recipe
- 5 large strawberries
- 2 oz white rum
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 oz freshly squeezed, strained lime juice
- Ice (for blending)
Instructions
Blend all ingredients together in a blender until smooth. Pour into a margarita glass. Serve with a strawberry garnish.
Pain Killer
Recipe
- 2 oz rum
- 4 oz pineapple juice
- 1 1/2 oz coconut milk
- 1 oz orange juice
Instructions
Mix together the rum, pineapple juice, coconut milk and orange juice. Pour it over ice in a glass.
Blue Lagoon
Recipe
- 1 1/2 oz vodka
- 1 oz Blue Curacao
- 4 oz Lemonade
Instructions
Mix the vodka, blue curacao and lemonade together in a glass over ice.
Paloma
Recipe
- 2 oz tequila
- 2 oz fresh ruby grapefruit juice
- 1/2 oz lime juice
- 3/4 oz agave syrup
- 2 oz club soda
- Ice
Instructions
Mix the tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice and agave syrup until well mixed. Pour in a glass filled with ice and top up with soda water.
Superman
Recipe
- 1 1/2 oz blended Blue Curacao
- 1 1/2 oz blended strawberry daiquiri
- 1 1/2 oz blended Pina Colada
Instructions
Alternate blended blue curacao, strawberry daiquiri, and pina colada in a glass.
Rum Runner
Recipe
- 1 oz spiced rum
- 1/2 oz blackberry liqueur
- 1/2 oz creme de bananes
- 2 oz orange juice
- Crushed ice
Instructions
Mix all ingredients in a glass with ice.
Purple Haze
Recipe
- 2 oz Vodka
- 3 oz Grape Schnapps or blackberry liqueur
- Splash of Sour Mix
- Lemon Lime Soda
- Ice
Instructions
Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth. pour into a glass. Can also be served over ice rather than blended.
Tequila Sunrise
Recipe
- 3 oz Orange juice
- 1 1/2 oz Tequila
- 1/2 oz Grenadine syrup
Instructions
Add the tequila and then the orange juice to a chilled highball glass filled with ice. Top with the grenadine which will sink to the bottom.
Long Island Iced Tea
Recipe
- 1/2 oz Vodka
- 1/2 oz White rum
- 1 oz Lemon juice
- 1/2 oz gin
- 1/2 oz tequila
- 1/2 oz triple sec
- splash of simple syrup
- splash of cola
Instructions
Mix all ingredients together in a cocktail glass. Pour it over ice. Garnish with a lemon and a splash of cola.
Bumble Bee Shot
Recipe
- Kahlua
- Egg Nog (or rompope)
- Blue curacao mixed with pina colada
Instructions
Layer the kahlua, then the egg nog, then the Blue curacao mixed with pina colada.
Cuba Libre
Recipe
- 1 1/2 oz white rum
- 3 oz Coke
Instructions
Mix the rum with the coke and pour it in a glass over ice. Garnish with a lime wedge
Sex on the Beach
Recipe
- 1 1/2 oz peach schnapps
- 1 1/2 oz vodka
- 2 oz cranberry juice
- 2 oz orange juice
- 2 oz pineapple juice
Instructions
Mix the peach schnapps, vodka, and cranberry juice together in a glass. Pour over the orange juice and the pineapple juice. Garnish with an orange slice and cherry.
Dirty Banana
Recipe
- 1 oz creme de bananes
- 1 oz creme de cacao
- 1 oz Kahlua
- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
Instructions
Blend together the ingredients in a blender. Serve it in a tall glass.
Michelada
Recipe
- 4 oz Beer (light lager)
- 2 oz tomato juice
- 1/2 oz Lime juice
- Hot sauce, spices, and peppers (as desired)
Instructions
Mix together the beer, tomato juice and lime juice. Serve it in a glass over ice with hot sauce and pepper on the rim.
Bob Marley
Recipe
- Bottom layer: strawberry daiquiri
- Middle layer: 1 oz rum, 1/2 oz orange curacao, 3 oz fresh mango, 1 1/2 oz sweet & sour, ice, blended
- Top layer: 1/2 oz blue curacao and remaining middle layer, mixed together.
Blue Jamaica
Recipe
- 2 oz pineapple juice
- 1 oz blue curacao
- 3 oz Champagne
- Pineapple slice
Instructions
Mix the pineapple juice and blue curacao together in a glass over ice. Top up with Champagne. Garnish with a pineapple slice.
Banana Snowman
Recipe
- 2 oz Vodka
- 1 oz banana liqueur
- 1/2 oz caramel
- 1 oz heavy cream
- Banana chunk, for garnish
Instructions
Mix together all the ingredients and pour over ice. Garnish with a banana chunk.
Captain America
Recipe
- 1 part grenadine
- 1 part white creme de cacao
- 1 part blue curacao
Instructions
Pour the grenadine into the shot glass. Pour the creme de cacao over the back of a spoon not touching the grenadine. Then pour on the blue curacao.
Sweet Mama
Recipe
- 3 oz pineapple juice
- 1 1/2 oz sweet and sour mix
- 1 1/2 oz tequila
- 2 oz seltzer water
Instructions
Mix the pineapple juice, sweet and sour mix, and tequila in a glass. Pour over ice and top up with seltzer water.
Mango Daiquiri
Recipe
- 1/2 cup mango, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 1 1/2 oz white rum
- 1/2 oz lime juice
- Ice
Instructions
Blend together the ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth. Pour into a glass. Garnish with fresh mango.
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CONCLUSION
If you’ve never been to a beach resort with unlimited drinks, you’re in for a treat. These best beach drinks to order will have you swimming up to the bar for more. What’s your favorite beach drink? Have any others to add to the list? Tell us about it in the comments.
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Laura Lynch
Laura Lynch, creator and writer of Savored Journeys, is an avid world traveler, certified wine expert, and international food specialist. She has written about travel and food for over 20 years and has visited over 75 countries. Her work has been published in numerous guidebooks, websites, and magazines.
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36 Best Beach Drinks to Order at All-Inclusive Resorts (+ Recipes!)
